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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who else is at the party with Dorcas and Acton?
(a) Political figures.
(b) Acton's parents.
(c) Wealthy black folk.
(d) Other young adults.

2. Why doesn't Violet sleep at night?
(a) Joe snores loudly.
(b) She is awakened by nightmares.
(c) She sleeps too much during the day.
(d) The birds are gone.

3. How does Violet decide to get back at Joe?
(a) Leave Joe forever.
(b) Have an affair in their home.
(c) Become pregnant.
(d) Kill his pet dog.

4. What does the green and yellow parrot repeat?
(a) "Please help me".
(b) "You're an angel".
(c) "I love you".
(d) "You're the best man I ever met".

5. Why do Joe and Violet continue to dance standing in the train car?
(a) They aren't hungry.
(b) They are afraid to sit down for fear they are punished.
(c) They do not want to lose their places.
(d) They do not want to be separated by the table.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Golden Gray where his father lives?

2. What is the reaction from Joe's friends and family when he and Violet move to the city?

3. Why do Joe and Violet go up on the roof together?

4. What does Joe find behind a hibiscus bush?

5. Who sits on every street corner, according to the author?

(see the answer key)

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