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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 is inside Joe's sample case in Chapter Eight?
(a) Dorcas's clothespin dolls.
(b) Drugs and guns.
(c) A red handkerchief.
(d) Flowers.

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

3. What are Dorcas's last words?
(a) "Thank you for loving me".
(b) "Tell Joe I love him".
(c) "Tell Joe there's only one apple".
(d) "Listen to the jazz".

4. What is the name of the speakeasy where Joe gets a job?
(a) Easy Money.
(b) Paydirt.
(c) Jazz.
(d) Musicland.

5. What is the real reason the ambulance is delayed?
(a) They run out of gas.
(b) They know of Dorcas's reputation.
(c) Joe tries to stop the ambulance from helping.
(d) It is black people calling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Felice's response to Violet's invitation?

2. How is Felice's ring described?

3. Why is Felice's ring so special to her?

4. Who doesn't want an ambulance to be called after Joe shot Dorcas?

5. What does Golden Gray do before caring for the naked woman?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter Eight, why does the narrator say Dorcas is getting tired of Joe?

3. Describe the birthing scene of the naked black girl in Chapter Seven.

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

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

6. In Chapter 10, why does Alice Manfred move back to Springfield? What do you think is the real reason she moves back to Springfield?

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

8. What sorts of things to Joe and Violet do together once their relationship is renewed?

9. How does the narrator describe Acton?

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

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