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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author describe Acton's appearance from Dorcas's point of view?
(a) He is handsome and his hair has no gray in it.
(b) He is tall and athletic.
(c) There is no description of Acton's physical appearance.
(d) He is plain-looking, but has thick hair.

2. What other girls are "after" Acton?
(a) A group of white girls.
(b) All of them.
(c) No other girls desire Acton.
(d) Dorcas's best friend, Felice.

3. What does Joe find near the cooking fire?
(a) Rope, wood, nails, and a hammer.
(b) Knives and guns.
(c) A dress, a doll, and a cigar case.
(d) Flour, sugar, and water.

4. What does the girl do to Lestory?
(a) Kicks him in the shin.
(b) Bites his hand.
(c) Kisses him on the cheek.
(d) Spits in his face.

5. What is the true reason Dorcas breaks up with Joe?
(a) She has too much power over him.
(b) She feels intimidated by him.
(c) She is ready to go to college.
(d) Her parents forbid her from seeing him.

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

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

8. What does Joe hear in the woods after fishing?
(a) Violet screaming.
(b) A fire burning.
(c) A woman singing in the forest.
(d) Dogs barking and fighting.

9. What sort of present does Acton buy Dorcas?
(a) A book.
(b) A ring.
(c) A dress.
(d) He doesn't buy her anything.

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

11. What does Golden Gray call Lestory when he sees him?
(a) Daddy.
(b) Your Honor.
(c) Papa.
(d) My Savior.

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

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

14. What is inside Joe's sample case in Chapter Eight?
(a) A red handkerchief.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Dorcas's clothespin dolls.
(d) Drugs and guns.

15. What does Rose tell people about why her husband leaves?
(a) He is going to college in New York City.
(b) He is fed up with the price of coffee and his daughter's physical ailments.
(c) He is very sick and has to get professional help.
(d) He is running from the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Malvonne gossip to both Joe and Violet near the end of the story?

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

3. Who ends up calling an ambulance for Dorcas?

4. Why does Dorcas think she is falling at the party?

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

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