2. Why do Joe and Violet continue to dance standing in the train car?
(a) They do not want to be separated by the table.
(b) They do not want to lose their places.
(c) They are afraid to sit down for fear they are punished.
(d) They aren't hungry.

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

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

5. What does Violet try to do to Dorcas's face?
(a) Make it look younger.
(b) Make it look older.
(c) Apply more makeup.
(d) Disfigure it with a knife.

6. Why does Joe want to stay near Dorcas after he shoots her?
(a) He wants to be arrested and taken to prison.
(b) He doesn't want anyone else to touch her.
(c) He wants her to keep from falling.
(d) He wants her to die in his arms.

7. Why is Joe jealous of the young men on the street?
(a) They do not have to worry about segregation and racism.
(b) They have living parents and loving wives.
(c) They do not have to go searching for women.
(d) They have lots of money and good jobs.

8. Why is Dorcas rejected by teenage boys her own age?
(a) She wears unfashionable clothing.
(b) She is smarter and sharper.
(c) She is much more mature than they.
(d) She is tall and beautiful.

9. Who does Alice try to teach Dorcas to avoid?
(a) Social workers and teachers.
(b) All other blacks.
(c) White male teenagers and adults.
(d) The wealthy.

10. How does the white men refer to the best hunter?
(a) As a genius.
(b) As a hypnotist.
(c) As a farce and a scam.
(d) As a witch doctor.

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

12. What happens the same day Dorcas's mother is burned in the house fire?
(a) Dorcas's father is killed during a race riot.
(b) She is arrested by the police for murder.
(c) Dorcas is fired from her job.
(d) She overdoses on medication.

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

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

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