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

2. What is the relationship between Felice, Joe, and Violet like after Dorcas's death?
(a) Felice moves in with Joe and Violet and the three become inseparable.
(b) Felice and Joe begin having an affair without Violet knowing.
(c) Violet and Felice become best friends.
(d) Felice becomes a sort of foster daughter.

3. During what season does Violet return the photo to Alice?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

4. Why does Joe want to find Dorcas again?
(a) So they are happy together again.
(b) So he can divorce Violet and run away.
(c) So she is safe.
(d) So he can tell her all about his childhood.

5. 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) Her mother gives it to her.
(d) It symbolizes her friendship with Dorcas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Joe about Dorcas's last words?

2. What do Joe or Violet do after supper near the end of the story?

3. Where does Vera Louise go until she has the baby?

4. What does Felice learn about the ring's location?

5. What does Joe hear in the woods after fishing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think the ambulance takes such a long time to come help Dorcas? What excuses do they give?

2. Describe the way True Belle's grandchildren are living when she comes to care for them in Chapter Six.

3. Why doesn't Dorcas want anyone to call an ambulance for her after she is shot?

4. In Chapter 10, why do Joe and Violet often go to the roof? What do they do up there together?

5. What is your understanding of the relationship between Joe, Violet, and Felice in Chapters Nine and Ten?

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

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

8. In Chapter 10, why does Joe get a new job? Does this help his relationship with Violet?

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

10. Describe the initial meeting between Golden Gray and his father in Chapter Seven.

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