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

3. What happens when Dorcas eats candy?
(a) She becomes bloated.
(b) She breaks out.
(c) She gets hives.
(d) She becomes depressed.

4. Where does Dorcas insist Joe take her?
(a) A jazz club.
(b) The zoo.
(c) The beauty parlor.
(d) New York City.

5. 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.

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

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

8. Who does Alice eventually allow to come visit her at home?
(a) Felice.
(b) Dorcas's pet dog.
(c) Joe.
(d) Violet.

9. What does Violet see in Dorcas's picture?
(a) A friendly, mature girl.
(b) An angry, disturbed teenager.
(c) A sweet, beautiful woman.
(d) A stubborn girl needing a haircut.

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

11. Who tells Violet Dorcas's address?
(a) Joe.
(b) Malvonne.
(c) True Belle.
(d) Alice.

12. Who does Dorcas cry for during her mother's funeral?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her dolls.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her father.

13. What does Joe not recall from his early days with Violet?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Specific dates.
(c) What they buy as a couple.
(d) The dresses that she wears.

14. What does Joe see in Dorcas's picture?
(a) A beautiful, sweet girl.
(b) A scraggly, shy teenager.
(c) An aged, harsh woman.
(d) A woman who looks just like Violet.

15. Who does Dorcas stay with when Alice goes to work?
(a) No one.
(b) Joe's mother.
(c) True Belle.
(d) The Miller sisters.