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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does True Belle hope Vera Louise does with the extra money her mother gives her?
(a) Invest it in a bank.
(b) Use it to buy True Belle's husband and children out of slavery.
(c) Donate it to a good cause.
(d) Spend it on nice clothes.

2. Who ends up calling an ambulance for Dorcas?
(a) Joe.
(b) Dorcas.
(c) Acton.
(d) Felice.

3. What is the relationship between Felice, Joe, and Violet like after Dorcas's death?
(a) Violet and Felice become best friends.
(b) Felice and Joe begin having an affair without Violet knowing.
(c) Felice moves in with Joe and Violet and the three become inseparable.
(d) Felice becomes a sort of foster daughter.

4. How does the author describe Acton's appearance from Dorcas's point of view?
(a) He is plain-looking, but has thick hair.
(b) He is tall and athletic.
(c) There is no description of Acton's physical appearance.
(d) He is handsome and his hair has no gray in it.

5. When does the ambulance arrive to help Dorcas?
(a) Five minutes after it is called.
(b) One hour after it is called.
(c) The morning after she is shot.
(d) Several days after she dies.

6. What do Joe or Violet do after supper near the end of the story?
(a) Go for a walk.
(b) Wash dishes.
(c) Play poker.
(d) Call their parents.

7. At the end of the story, what do Joe and Violet do together?
(a) Cook over a fire.
(b) Whisper under the covers.
(c) Run away to Chicago.
(d) Play checkers.

8. What does Felice say Dorcas likes having?
(a) Her own space.
(b) Lots of money and food.
(c) Secrets.
(d) A true love.

9. Why does Joe want to find Dorcas again?
(a) So he can tell her all about his childhood.
(b) So he can divorce Violet and run away.
(c) So they are happy together again.
(d) So she is safe.

10. What does Golden Gray do before caring for the naked woman?
(a) He finds a doctor.
(b) He starts a fire and boils hot water for tea.
(c) He cooks a meal and eats it.
(d) He cares for his horses and changes clothes.

11. What does True Belle sew to the hem of her dress?
(a) Her fine silver.
(b) A one-dollar bill.
(c) A picture of her daughter.
(d) Twenty-two years' wages.

12. What does Felice learn about the ring's location?
(a) Joe keeps the ring with him at all times.
(b) It is lost in the club where Dorcas is shot.
(c) It is sold to a local auction house.
(d) Dorcas is buried wearing the ring.

13. What does Joe hear in the woods after fishing?
(a) Violet screaming.
(b) Dogs barking and fighting.
(c) A fire burning.
(d) A woman singing in the forest.

14. What sort of present does Acton buy Dorcas?
(a) A ring.
(b) A dress.
(c) He doesn't buy her anything.
(d) A book.

15. Why does Dorcas tell Joe she wants to break up with him?
(a) She is moving far away.
(b) She is tired of sneaking around.
(c) She falls in love with someone else.
(d) She needs room to focus on her career.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Felice tell the Traces about Dorcas?

2. Why does Dorcas think she is falling at the party?

3. What does Acton do before seeking medical care for Dorcas?

4. Why is Felice's ring so special to her?

5. Where are Violet and her siblings living with their mother?

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