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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following are in Violet's apartment?
(a) Piles of newspapers.
(b) Shotguns and cocaine.
(c) Dogs and cats.
(d) Birds and houseplants.

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

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

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

6. When does Alice realize Dorcas and Joe are having an affair?
(a) Thanksgiving dinner.
(b) After Dorcas is dead.
(c) The first night Dorcas and Joe meet.
(d) Never.

7. Who lives with Joe on Lenox Avenue?
(a) Dorcas.
(b) Violet.
(c) Golden Gray.
(d) Alice.

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

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

10. What does Violet do after she runs from the funeral home?
(a) Attacks Joe while he is sleeping.
(b) Takes a train back to Virginia.
(c) Releases all the birds from their cages.
(d) Tries to commit suicide.

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

12. What does Dorcas rescue from her home as a small child?
(a) She decides not to rescue anything.
(b) A photo album.
(c) Her pet kitten.
(d) Her clothespin dolls.

13. What does Violet steal during one of her crazy episodes?
(a) Knives.
(b) A baby.
(c) Candy.
(d) A television.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reaction from Joe's friends and family when he and Violet move to the city?

2. Where does Violet's father travel to look for work?

3. How long does it take for Joe and Violet to pay off the debt on their farm?

4. Why doesn't a fire truck intervene during the house fire in Dorcas's home?

5. What do Violet and Joe do all night the first time they meet?

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