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Who gave Joe the last name "Trace"?

(A) Hunters Hunter

(B) Joe

(D) Vera Louise Wordsworth

Who went with Violet to Palestine?

(A) True Belle

(B) Rose Dear

(D) Her father

What kind of tree did Joe sleep in?

(A) walnut

(B) weeping willow

(D) oak

In what month did Joe officially meet Dorcas?

(A) May

(B) January

(D) October

What was Violet's nickname?

(A) Wild

(B) Crazy

(D) Slims

In what year did the St. Louis riots take place?

(A) 1926

(B) 1906

(D) 1917

What phrase did Violet's parrot repeat?

(A) "I love you"

(B) "Smile, Pretty"

(D) "Wanna dance?"

What other crazy thing was Violet known for?

(A) stealing a ring

(B) slapping a white woman

(D) abandoning a baby

According to Joe, how many times has he "reinvented" himself?

(A) seven

(B) an infinite number

(D) never

What is the name of the nightclub where Dorcas and Joe meet?

(A) The Cha-Cha Lounge

(B) Vespers

(D) Tony's

Where did Joe work before selling cosmetics?

(A) a speakeasy

(B) a hotel

(D) a candystore

How much did Malvonne charge Joe for the use of a room?

(A) $2 a month

(B) $20 a month

(D) $1 a month

For how long does Joe and Dorcas's love affair last?

(A) a year

(B) two years

(D) three months

Who gave Wild her name?

(A) Joe

(B) Hunters Hunter

(D) Henry LesTroy

What did Alice Manfred keep stacked in her room?

(A) other peoples' mail

(B) old photos

(D) pressed linen

Who helps Henry LesTroy deliver Wild's baby?

(A) Honor

(B) Golden Gray

(D) Acton

Where do Joe and Violet head before New York?

(A) Philadelphia

(B) St. Louis

(D) Baltimore

Where does Joe first see Dorcas?

(A) the candystore

(B) Alice Manfred's house

(D) at the beauty parlor

What character has two different-colored eyes?

(A) Dorcas

(B) Golden Gray

(D) Joe Trace

How does Dorcas's mother die?

(A) on a streetcar

(B) she is shot

(D) a heart attack

What does Felice loan to Dorcas?

(A) her ring

(B) a green dress

(D) earrings

How many times does Joe look for his mother?

(A) once

(B) never

(D) three times

Who did Joe tell about Dorcas?

(A) no one

(B) Gistan and Stuck

(D) Malvonne

What helped make Violet's new bird healthy?

(A) food

(B) her dancing

(D) a photo of Dorcas

Who threw herself into a well?

(A) Rose Dear

(B) Wild

(D) Violet's sister

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