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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Joe get a job at the speakeasy?
(a) So he earns lots of extra tips.
(b) So he spends time with Violet in the afternoons.
(c) Because Felice is also working there.
(d) So he remembers the times he spends with Dorcas.

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

3. During what season does Violet return the photo to Alice?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

4. Where does Vera Louise go until she has the baby?
(a) Boston.
(b) California.
(c) Baltimore.
(d) Chicago.

5. What does Vera Louise do with True Belle's wages?
(a) Gives them to her for Christmas.
(b) Keeps them "in trust" for her.
(c) Gives them to local servants.
(d) Spends them on the baby.

6. What sort of birth does the naked pregnant girl have?
(a) An uneventful one.
(b) An easy, short one.
(c) The girl leaves the cabin while she is in labor, so the reader doesn't know.
(d) A difficult one.

7. What does Acton do before seeking medical care for Dorcas?
(a) Cleans the blood off his jacket.
(b) Drinks another beer.
(c) Kisses her.
(d) Runs after her attacker.

8. How is Felice's ring described?
(a) Rhinestones and white gold.
(b) Turquoise and coral.
(c) Silver and gold.
(d) Silver and black opal.

9. What do Joe or Violet do after supper near the end of the story?
(a) Play poker.
(b) Wash dishes.
(c) Go for a walk.
(d) Call their parents.

10. What does Golden Gray ask Lestory?
(a) Why he is still single.
(b) Why Lestory never tries to contact him.
(c) Why he never loves Golden Gray's mother.
(d) Why he finds Golden Gray's mother so attractive.

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

12. What does Golden Gray find in the trees near his father's home?
(a) A naked pregnant woman.
(b) A dying dog.
(c) A rare flower.
(d) A large sum of money.

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

14. What does Felice tell the Traces about Dorcas?
(a) She is always getting others into trouble.
(b) She has no true style.
(c) She is innocent and sweet.
(d) She has the best of intentions.

15. How does Golden Gray become drunk?
(a) Lestory's corn liquor.
(b) He brings his own wine.
(c) He and Honor are sharing a case of beer.
(d) The pregnant woman spikes his drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money is True Belle's savings worth?

2. Who tells Golden Gray where his father lives?

3. What does True Belle sew to the hem of her dress?

4. What does Felice's mother have to show in order for her to be able to go inside the store?

5. What does Lestory find when he gets back to his cabin?

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