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

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

3. Who does Joe think is his mother?
(a) Malvonne.
(b) True Belle.
(c) Rose Dear.
(d) Wild.

4. When does Dorcas say she reveals the true attacker?
(a) Tomorrow.
(b) In her next life.
(c) Right before she dies.
(d) Never.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does True Belle constantly describe to Violet?

2. What is the name of the speakeasy where Joe gets a job?

3. What does the girl do to Lestory?

4. Who tells Golden Gray where his father lives?

5. What does Felice compare Dorcas to?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Seven, what does Henry Lestory find when he gets back to his cabin?

2. What happens to the cotton plantation thirteen years after Golden Gray confronts his father?

3. Why does Dorcas break up with Joe?

4. In Chapter Seven, why does Joe think Wild is his own mother?

5. What does Vera Louise's mother do when she finds out Vera Louise is pregnant?

6. Describe the way Felice obtains the ring, as presented by the narrator in Chapter Nine.

7. Describe what Joe and Violet do together at night in Chapter 10.

8. Describe Acton's reaction to the shooting of Dorcas in Chapter Eight.

9. Who are the only people who do not know that Vera Louise has a son with a black man?

10. In Chapter Seven, how does Henry say you can always find Wild?

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