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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 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 die in his arms.
(d) He wants her to keep from falling.

2. What does Dorcas put on Joe's hands?
(a) White paint.
(b) Aloe vera.
(c) Cream and clear nail polish.
(d) Butter and sugar.

3. Who tells Violet Dorcas's address?
(a) Joe.
(b) Alice.
(c) Malvonne.
(d) True Belle.

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

5. How does Alice describe Dorcas?
(a) Ugly but pleasant.
(b) Funny but quiet.
(c) Plain but fun-loving.
(d) Beautiful but hardheaded.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Civic Daughters planning when Joe delivers the cosmetics?

2. What happens the same day Dorcas's mother is burned in the house fire?

3. What instrument is constantly played during the parade?

4. What does the author suppose Violet does while Joe is looking out the window and crying?

5. How long does it take for Joe and Violet to pay off the debt on their farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Harlem of the 1920s in Chapter One?

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

3. Describe the first time Joe officially meets Dorcas.

4. In Chapter Four, how does Violet imagine Joe's relationship with Dorcas?

5. Briefly describe the nature of Joe and Dorcas's relationship as described in Chapter Two.

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

7. Describe the different things Joe and Violet see in the picture of Dorcas.

8. Describe what Violet does with the picture of Dorcas in Chapter One.

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

10. In Chapter Five, what does Joe think of when he imagines Dorcas?

(see the answer keys)

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