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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the girl respond to the baby immediately after it is born?
(a) She holds it to her chest.
(b) She tries to smother it.
(c) She refuses to hold it.
(d) She cries and nurses it.

2. How is Felice related to Dorcas?
(a) They are sisters.
(b) They are best friends.
(c) They never know each other.
(d) They are cousins.

3. What happens to the plantation thirteen years after Golden Gray meets his father?
(a) It burns down.
(b) It is sold to Violet and Joe.
(c) It is sold to commercial builders.
(d) It becomes an orphanage for unwanted children.

4. What day of the week does Violet invite Felice to dinner?
(a) The narrator does not tell us.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Tuesday.

5. What are Dorcas's last words?
(a) "Tell Joe there's only one apple".
(b) "Tell Joe I love him".
(c) "Thank you for loving me".
(d) "Listen to the jazz".

6. Who tells Felice and her mother they must stop trying on rings?
(a) The president of Tiffany's.
(b) Felice's father.
(c) A little girl.
(d) A white man in a nice suit.

7. Why do Joe and Violet go up on the roof together?
(a) To read a book.
(b) To look at the stars.
(c) To listen to music.
(d) To jump off.

8. When does the ambulance arrive to help Dorcas?
(a) Several days after she dies.
(b) The morning after she is shot.
(c) One hour after it is called.
(d) Five minutes after it is called.

9. Why is Felice's ring so special to her?
(a) It is the only thing of monetary value she owns.
(b) It symbolizes her friendship with Dorcas.
(c) Her first husband buys it for her.
(d) Her mother gives it to her.

10. Who else is at the party with Dorcas and Acton?
(a) Wealthy black folk.
(b) Political figures.
(c) Other young adults.
(d) Acton's parents.

11. What is Felice's response to Violet's invitation?
(a) She ignores Violet.
(b) She says she never eats Violet's food.
(c) She accepts.
(d) She hugs Violet.

12. What is the relationship between Felice, Joe, and Violet like after Dorcas's death?
(a) Felice moves in with Joe and Violet and the three become inseparable.
(b) Felice becomes a sort of foster daughter.
(c) Felice and Joe begin having an affair without Violet knowing.
(d) Violet and Felice become best friends.

13. Why do Felice and her mother go to Tiffany's?
(a) They are bored.
(b) To create an uproar in the store.
(c) To run errands for a white lady.
(d) To show that they can buy expensive jewelry.

14. How often does Felice see her parents growing up?
(a) Two or three days every two weeks.
(b) Every day.
(c) Only on holidays.
(d) Once a year.

15. What does Lestory say in response to Golden Gray?
(a) He falls down and faints.
(b) He wants Golden Gray to leave his property as soon as possible.
(c) He doesn't know he has a child.
(d) He cries and embraces Golden Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dorcas have to be careful about how she looks and acts around Acton?

2. What does Felice say Dorcas does for Acton?

3. What does Dorcas notice about Joe when he shoots her?

4. Who does True Belle constantly describe to Violet?

5. What does Golden Gray call Lestory when he sees him?

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