2. What does Violet try to do to Dorcas's face?
(a) Make it look younger.
(b) Disfigure it with a knife.
(c) Apply more makeup.
(d) Make it look older.

3. What does Joe think about Adam and the Garden of Eden?
(a) He thinks Eve should never offer the fruit.
(b) He thinks it is all a made-up story.
(c) He thinks the apple is worth the expulsion.
(d) He thinks Adam is incredibly stupid.

4. What does Malvonne find behind her refrigerator?
(a) A box of money.
(b) An old diamond ring.
(c) A sack of stolen mail.
(d) A coin collection.

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

6. How is Violet described by the author?
(a) Wrinkly and harsh.
(b) Skinny and over fifty.
(c) Chubby and pleasant.
(d) Attractive and haunting.

7. How is Alice Manfred related to Dorcas?
(a) Dorcas is Alice's daughter.
(b) Alice and Dorcas are second cousins.
(c) Alice and Dorcas are sisters.
(d) Alice is Dorcas's aunt.

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

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

10. Where does Violet stop to have two malts?
(a) The drugstore.
(b) The local bar.
(c) A jazz club.
(d) Her home.

11. Where does Violet put the picture of Dorcas?
(a) Under Joe's pillow.
(b) On the front door.
(c) In the oven.
(d) On the mantel.

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

13. What does Joe think about Violet's crazy episodes?
(a) He thinks they are charming.
(b) He ignores them completely.
(c) He thinks they are incredibly annoying.
(d) He does not know about them.

14. What does Joe wipe his tears with?
(a) A red handkerchief.
(b) His hands.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Dorcas's picture.

15. Why does Malvonne want to make sure the young black girl's letter gets to the law school?
(a) The young black girl is Malvonne's daughter.
(b) She is afraid she is reported for having stolen mail.
(c) She is afraid the girl has to get a low-paying job instead.
(d) She is threatened by the police.