5. Why does Joe begin tracking Dorcas down with a gun?
(a) He thinks she is trying to kill him.
(b) He finds out she is cheating on him.
(c) He is slowly going insane and is having delusions.
(d) He never wants the sweet taste of the apple to end.

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

7. Who sits on every street corner, according to the author?
(a) Blind beggars.
(b) Young prostitutes.
(c) Blues musicians.
(d) Single mothers.

8. How does Violet decide to get back at Joe?
(a) Become pregnant.
(b) Leave Joe forever.
(c) Kill his pet dog.
(d) Have an affair in their home.

9. What does Violet regret when she turns forty?
(a) Not having been loved deeply enough.
(b) Never having children.
(c) Getting married so early.
(d) Not taking better care of her skin.

10. What does Violet do in response to her crazy episodes?
(a) She becomes a musician.
(b) She becomes more and more silent.
(c) She goes to find a priest.
(d) She writes in her journal.

11. Where does Violet stop to have two malts?
(a) A jazz club.
(b) Her home.
(c) The drugstore.
(d) The local bar.

12. Who attends the parade with Dorcas in 1917?
(a) No one.
(b) Joe only.
(c) Joe and Violet.
(d) Alice Manfred.

13. Who does the best hunter choose to be his apprentices?
(a) Joe and Victory.
(b) Joe and Dorcas.
(c) Joe and his father.
(d) Golden Gray and Lestory.

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

15. What does Malvonne do for a living?
(a) Runs a daycare.
(b) Delivers newspapers.
(c) Cooks for neighbors.
(d) Cleans offices.