3. Where do Dorcas's clothespin dolls lay?
(a) In a cigar box.
(b) Under her pillow.
(c) Within an old oak tree.
(d) On the floor of the burnt-down home.

4. What instrument is constantly played during the parade?
(a) Flute.
(b) Drums.
(c) Tuba.
(d) Trumpet.

5. What happens to Dorcas's mother?
(a) She is killed by a boyfriend.
(b) She dies in a housefire.
(c) She gradually becomes insane.
(d) She runs away to Mexico.

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

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

8. Why do the Miller sisters call the police station repeatedly?
(a) To report restaurants serving alcohol.
(b) They imagine they hear thieves in their home.
(c) As a way to keep Dorcas from misbehaving.
(d) They are crazy.

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

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

11. Why does True Belle send Violet to Palestine?
(a) To get away from Joe.
(b) Violet becomes pregnant.
(c) To go to beauty school.
(d) To pick cotton.

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

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

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

15. What does Violet's father bring the children when he visits?
(a) Candy.
(b) Toys.
(c) Puppies.
(d) Books.