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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 Golden Gray find in the trees near his father's home?
(a) A large sum of money.
(b) A dying dog.
(c) A naked pregnant woman.
(d) A rare flower.

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

3. What does Felice's mother have to show in order for her to be able to go inside the store?
(a) Her driver's license.
(b) A picture of her employer.
(c) The amount of cash in her wallet.
(d) A note from a white person.

4. What does Golden Gray cover the woman's body with?
(a) A green dress.
(b) Aluminum foil.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The curtain.

5. Why do Joe and Violet go up on the roof together?
(a) To jump off.
(b) To look at the stars.
(c) To read a book.
(d) To listen to music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Violet and her siblings living with their mother?

2. When does Golden Gray find out who his father is?

3. Why does Dorcas often sneak over to Felice's house?

4. What does Violet offer to do to Felice's hair?

5. Who wipes the blood from the woman's face?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In Chapter Nine, how does Felice describe Dorcas?

7. Describe what Violet sees when she first spots Felice in Chapter Nine.

8. Describe what Golden Gray sees in the forest as he approaches his father's cabin in Chapter Six.

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

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

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