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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Violet go when she finds out about Joe's affair?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Under their bed.
(c) The funeral parlor.
(d) To her mother's house.

2. What is special about Neola Miller?
(a) Her left arm is paralyzed over her heart.
(b) She is deaf.
(c) She is a genius.
(d) Her hair is bright yellow.

3. How does Alice describe Dorcas?
(a) Beautiful but hardheaded.
(b) Ugly but pleasant.
(c) Plain but fun-loving.
(d) Funny but quiet.

4. Who rents Joe and Dorcas a bedroom once a week?
(a) Malvonne.
(b) Dorcas's mother.
(c) Alice.
(d) Rose Dear.

5. Why is Dorcas rejected by teenage boys her own age?
(a) She is tall and beautiful.
(b) She is smarter and sharper.
(c) She wears unfashionable clothing.
(d) She is much more mature than they.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Alice Manfred related to Dorcas?

2. What does Joe buy Dorcas the first day they meet?

3. How does Violet decide to get back at Joe?

4. Why does Malvonne want to make sure the young black girl's letter gets to the law school?

5. What type of Dorcas's makeup does Violet find out about?

(see the answer key)

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