Jazz Study Guide

1. Who did Violet "kidnap" from his buggy?

• Philly
• Baby Melvin
• Lenox
• Malvonne

2. What is Violet's occupation?

• "a money handling job"
• "golden Hospitality"
• "an unlicensed beautician"
• "selling Cleopatra cosmetics"

3. Who offered Violet a picture of Dorcas?

• Dorcas
• Joe Trace
• Malvonne
• Alice Manfred

4. What is the name of street where the Traces live?

• Singer
• 134th Street
• Salem
• Lenox Avenue

5. Where did Dorcas live before she moved to Harlem?

• Brooklyn, New York
• Springfield, Illinois
• East St. Louis, Missouri
• Boston, Massachusetts

6. Where was Louis Manfred buried?

• Chicago
• Under a newspaper
• In the Harlem River
• Springfield

7. Who accompanied Dorcas to her first party?

• Nobody
• Joe Trace
• Malvonne
• Felice

8. How did Dorcas' father die?

• He was shot
• He was buried alive
• He was stabbed in the chest
• He was stomped to death

9. Who are Rochelle, Bernadine and Faye?

• Dorcas' wooden dolls
• Cousins of Felice
• Prostitutes on Lenox Avenue
• Favorite clients of Joe Trace

10. Where does Neola Miller suffer "paralysis"?

• Her "left and left alone leg"
• Her "time-twisted spine"
• Her "clutched arm"
• Her "broken heart"