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by Toni Morrison

Jazz Quiz 1

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"

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