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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. How much does Joe pay for the bedroom he and Dorcas meet in?
(a) He trades handiwork for the use of the bedroom.
(b) Two dollars a month.
(c) Five dollars an hour.
(d) Nothing.

2. Where do Dorcas's clothespin dolls lay?
(a) Under her pillow.
(b) In a cigar box.
(c) Within an old oak tree.
(d) On the floor of the burnt-down home.

3. Where does Violet's father travel to look for work?
(a) Georgia.
(b) The North.
(c) Mexico.
(d) The Midwest.

4. What does Joe buy Dorcas the first day they meet?
(a) Peppermint candy.
(b) Beer.
(c) A dress.
(d) A horse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Joe jealous of the young men on the street?

2. What happens to Dorcas's mother?

3. What happens to Violet after she attacks Dorcas's body?

4. What does Joe take with him to the park?

5. What happens when Dorcas eats candy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Violet known as "Violent" Trace in town?

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

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

6. Describe the series of thoughts in Joe's mind the night he shoots Dorcas in Chapter Five.

7. Describe how Dorcas's mother dies.

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

9. Describe the first time Joe officially meets Dorcas.

10. In Chapter One, how does the narrator describe Violet Trace?

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