2. Why doesn't a fire truck intervene during the house fire in Dorcas's home?
(a) It is out of gas.
(b) It is broken down.
(c) It is waiting for a fire in a white neighborhood.
(d) All the firemen are on strike.

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

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

5. What does Violet find in the bottom of the parrot's cage?
(a) A shoe.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A knife.
(d) A pen.

6. What does Dorcas put on Joe's hands?
(a) Cream and clear nail polish.
(b) White paint.
(c) Aloe vera.
(d) Butter and sugar.

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

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

9. What happens to Violet's mother after her father leaves the family?
(a) She earns an education.
(b) She remarries and becomes abusive.
(c) She becomes incapacitated.
(d) She becomes insane and tries to kill her children.

10. What area does the author describe in springtime?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Harlem.
(c) California.
(d) Central Park.

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

12. Who rents Joe and Dorcas a bedroom once a week?
(a) Malvonne.
(b) Alice.
(c) Dorcas's mother.
(d) Rose Dear.

13. Who does Joe pray sends him a sign as he sits in the bushes?
(a) Violet.
(b) His sister.
(c) Dorcas.
(d) His mother.

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

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