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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dorcas insist Joe take her?

2. Why does Joe want to stay near Dorcas after he shoots her?

3. What does Violet's father bring the children when he visits?

4. Who adopts Joe at birth?

5. What does Joe think about Adam and the Garden of Eden?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Dorcas's mother dies.

2. How does Violet learn more about Dorcas in Chapter One? What does she learn?

3. In Chapter Two, what reason does the narrator give for Joe killing Dorcas?

4. Describe the time Joe sees Dorcas for the very first time.

5. In Chapter Four, why does True Belle come to Virginia to care for her grandchildren?

6. Describe Joe's recollection of the train ride to Maryland in Chapter Two.

7. In Chapter Two, recount the surprise that Malvonne finds behind her refrigerator and her response to it.

8. Describe the relationship between Alice Manfred and Dorcas.

9. Describe the first time Joe officially meets Dorcas.

10. In what ways does Alice try to protect Dorcas?

(see the answer keys)

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