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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe buy Dorcas the first day they meet?
(a) Beer.
(b) A dress.
(c) A horse.
(d) Peppermint candy.

2. What does Joe see in Dorcas's picture?
(a) A scraggly, shy teenager.
(b) A woman who looks just like Violet.
(c) An aged, harsh woman.
(d) A beautiful, sweet girl.

3. What does Violet steal during one of her crazy episodes?
(a) A baby.
(b) A television.
(c) Knives.
(d) Candy.

4. Where does Violet put the picture of Dorcas?
(a) On the front door.
(b) On the mantel.
(c) Under Joe's pillow.
(d) In the oven.

5. What does Joe think about Violet's crazy episodes?
(a) He thinks they are charming.
(b) He thinks they are incredibly annoying.
(c) He ignores them completely.
(d) He does not know about them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who understands, like Joe, what it feels like to feel nothing inside?

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

3. Why do Joe and Violet continue to dance standing in the train car?

4. What does the train conductor announce when he walks through the cabin where Joe and Violet are standing?

5. In the beginning of the book, why does Joe say he shoots Dorcas?

(see the answer key)

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