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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason Golden Gray comes to see Lestory?

2. What reason does the ambulance staff give for their delayed arrival?

3. What does Felice tell the Traces about Dorcas?

4. What does Golden Gray call Lestory when he sees him?

5. What does Golden Gray ask Lestory?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Acton?

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter Nine, why does Felice come to visit Violet and Joe?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The title of the work is "Jazz." Why does Morrison choose such a title for this book? What is the significance of jazz music in this novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the significance of Malvonne's presence in Morrison's novel. What does the character of Malvonne add to the plot? What is the story like if Morrison does not include such an antagonist?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the significance of Golden Gray in Violet's life. How does it affect her childhood as well as her marriage with Joe?

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