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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Violet go when she finds out about Joe's affair?
(a) The funeral parlor.
(b) Under their bed.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) To her mother's house.

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

4. Who adopts Joe at birth?
(a) Rhoda and Frank Williams.
(b) True Belle.
(c) Rose Dear.
(d) Violet's parents.

5. What is the 1917 parade protesting?
(a) Child abuse.
(b) Abortion.
(c) Desegregation.
(d) The St. Louis race riots.

6. What does Alice protect Dorcas from?
(a) Racism.
(b) Seductive and violent music.
(c) Unhealthy habits.
(d) Television.

7. What does Violet envision Joe giving Dorcas?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Underwear.
(c) An adopted baby.
(d) Chinese food.

8. What does Violet do in response to her crazy episodes?
(a) She becomes more and more silent.
(b) She becomes a musician.
(c) She goes to find a priest.
(d) She writes in her journal.

9. How much debt does Joe and Violet have on the land?
(a) $20,000.00.
(b) $1,800.00.
(c) $180.00.
(d) It is not clear.

10. What does Joe think of when he imagines Dorcas?
(a) A sweet apple.
(b) A newborn cat.
(c) A strong axe.
(d) A babydoll.

11. How long does it take for Joe and Violet to pay off the debt on their farm?
(a) Five years.
(b) They never pay it off.
(c) Twenty-two years.
(d) Six months.

12. What does Violet do when the cotton crop is harvested?
(a) She goes back to Virginia.
(b) She stays in the neighborhood and works for a family.
(c) She raises children.
(d) She becomes a teacher.

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

14. Why is Violet committed to gaining weight?
(a) She wants to be admitted to the hospital.
(b) She is trying to get the hips and backside she has as a young woman.
(c) She thinks it makes Joe feel sorry for her.
(d) She thinks it makes her look crazier.

15. What is Joe selling when he meets Dorcas?
(a) Encyclopedias.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Cosmetics.
(d) Brooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does Joe and Violet move to the city?

2. What type of Dorcas's makeup does Violet find out about?

3. How much does Joe pay for the bedroom he and Dorcas meet in?

4. In the beginning of the book, why does Joe say he shoots Dorcas?

5. Who does Joe pray sends him a sign as he sits in the bushes?

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