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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who came and said that Frieda’s father was going to jail, causing Frieda to punch her in Part IV?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Miss Buford.
(c) Sally.
(d) Rosemary.

2. Where is the abandoned store that is described in Part II as “on the southeast corner of Broadway and Thirty-fifth Street”?
(a) Chicago, Illinois.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Lorain, Ohio.
(d) Columbus, Ohio.

3. What does Pecola say Maginot Line’s real name is in Part IV?
(a) Miss Julie.
(b) Miss Louis.
(c) Miss Marie.
(d) Miss Lineman.

4. What kind of lotion does Claudia say the girls from places like Mobile and Aiken use in Part III?
(a) Suave.
(b) Best Value.
(c) Jergins.
(d) Lubriderm.

5. The narrator in Part II describes the adults as treating illness in children with what?
(a) Contempt.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) Mercy.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what animal does Geraldine’s son torment Pecola in Part III?

2. Who does Cholly’s aunt say his father was in Part IV?

3. The narrator in Part II says that her family’s house is “old, cold” and what color?

4. What is the name of Pecola’s brother in the novel?

5. The narrator refers to her father in Part III as a “wolf killer turned” what?

(see the answer key)

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