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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) Donate it to a good cause.
(b) Use it to buy True Belle's husband and children out of slavery.
(c) Spend it on nice clothes.
(d) Invest it in a bank.

2. What does Lestory name the girl in his cabin?
(a) Fire.
(b) Secret.
(c) Wild.
(d) Loving.

3. Who does Joe think is his mother?
(a) Rose Dear.
(b) Wild.
(c) True Belle.
(d) Malvonne.

4. Why is Felice's ring so special to her?
(a) It symbolizes her friendship with Dorcas.
(b) Her first husband buys it for her.
(c) Her mother gives it to her.
(d) It is the only thing of monetary value she owns.

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

6. What does Vera Louise do with True Belle's wages?
(a) Gives them to her for Christmas.
(b) Spends them on the baby.
(c) Keeps them "in trust" for her.
(d) Gives them to local servants.

7. How old is Joe when the plantation burns?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Fifty-two.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) An infant.

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

9. When does Golden Gray find out who his father is?
(a) When he is on his deathbed.
(b) He never finds out.
(c) The age of two.
(d) When he is eighteen.

10. What does Golden Gray cover the woman's body with?
(a) Aluminum foil.
(b) A green dress.
(c) The curtain.
(d) Nothing.

11. How does Golden Gray become drunk?
(a) Lestory's corn liquor.
(b) He brings his own wine.
(c) The pregnant woman spikes his drink.
(d) He and Honor are sharing a case of beer.

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

13. Who does Dorcas tell her friends attacks her?
(a) Joe.
(b) She does not tell them.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

14. What is the name of the speakeasy where Joe gets a job?
(a) Paydirt.
(b) Easy Money.
(c) Musicland.
(d) Jazz.

15. What day of the week does Violet invite Felice to dinner?
(a) The narrator does not tell us.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the plantation thirteen years after Golden Gray meets his father?

2. Why does Alice move back to Springfield?

3. How often does Felice see her parents growing up?

4. How does True Belle know Vera Louise Gray is pregnant?

5. How is Felice related to Dorcas?

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