2. What happens the same day Dorcas's mother is burned in the house fire?
(a) She is arrested by the police for murder.
(b) She overdoses on medication.
(c) Dorcas is fired from her job.
(d) Dorcas's father is killed during a race riot.

3. What is True Belle's relationship to Violet?
(a) She is Violet's school teacher.
(b) She is Violet's nanny.
(c) She is Violet's older sister.
(d) She is Violet's grandmother.

4. What is special about Neola Miller?
(a) Her hair is bright yellow.
(b) She is a genius.
(c) Her left arm is paralyzed over her heart.
(d) She is deaf.

5. How much does Joe pay for the bedroom he and Dorcas meet in?
(a) He trades handiwork for the use of the bedroom.
(b) Two dollars a month.
(c) Five dollars an hour.
(d) Nothing.

6. What does the author suppose Violet does while Joe is looking out the window and crying?
(a) Set his hair on fire.
(b) Cook breakfast for him.
(c) Pack up her belongings and leave.
(d) Put her arms around him and comfort him.

7. Why does Joe begin to feel distanced from Violet?
(a) She begins to drink excessively.
(b) She is having an extramarital affair.
(c) He senses that she longs for a child.
(d) She tells him she wants to get a divorce.

8. What type of Dorcas's makeup does Violet find out about?
(a) Eyeshadow.
(b) Mascara.
(c) Lipstick.
(d) Powder.

9. How does Rose Dear eventually die?
(a) No one is sure.
(b) She throws herself down a well.
(c) She convinces her boyfriend to kill her.
(d) She dies of a heart attack.

10. Where does Violet's father travel to look for work?
(a) The North.
(b) The Midwest.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mexico.

11. How does the white men refer to the best hunter?
(a) As a hypnotist.
(b) As a genius.
(c) As a farce and a scam.
(d) As a witch doctor.

12. What happens to Violet after she attacks Dorcas's body?
(a) She loses her affinity for violence.
(b) She becomes more compassionate.
(c) She is arrested and tried.
(d) She feels split into two people.

13. Who does Alice try to teach Dorcas to avoid?
(a) White male teenagers and adults.
(b) The wealthy.
(c) Social workers and teachers.
(d) All other blacks.

14. Who does the best hunter choose to be his apprentices?
(a) Joe and Dorcas.
(b) Joe and Victory.
(c) Golden Gray and Lestory.
(d) Joe and his father.

15. What does Violet wear that makes her look crazy?
(a) A hat.
(b) Long stockings.
(c) An overcoat.
(d) Boots.