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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the train conductor announce when he walks through the cabin where Joe and Violet are standing?
(a) No black couples remain together.
(b) All blacks must leave the train car.
(c) Breakfast is being served.
(d) It is time to separate from the white customers.

2. Where does Violet's father travel to look for work?
(a) The Midwest.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Mexico.
(d) The North.

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

4. Where does Dorcas insist Joe take her?
(a) A jazz club.
(b) New York City.
(c) The beauty parlor.
(d) The zoo.

5. How much does Joe pay for the bedroom he and Dorcas meet in?
(a) He trades handiwork for the use of the bedroom.
(b) Two dollars a month.
(c) Five dollars an hour.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Dorcas rejected by teenage boys her own age?

2. What does Violet find in the bottom of the parrot's cage?

3. What does Violet steal during one of her crazy episodes?

4. What do Violet and Joe do all night the first time they meet?

5. How does Violet meet Joe?

(see the answer key)

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