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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old does the narrator say she is in Part II?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) 15.
(d) 9.

2. What does Mrs. MacTeer say “ate up” the prostitutes named China and Poland in Part IV?
(a) Drinking whiskey.
(b) Going to church.
(c) Quitting school.
(d) Overeating.

3. Where does Maginot Line say Pecola has gone when Claudia and Frieda come looking for her in Part IV?
(a) Her grandparent's house.
(b) Her aunt's house.
(c) Her father's workplace.
(d) Her mother’s workplace.

4. Of what dancer does Claudia say in Part II “was my friend, my uncle, my daddy, and who ought to have been soft-shoeing it and chuckling with me”?
(a) Fred Astaire.
(b) Chuck E. White.
(c) Bojangles.
(d) Louis Armstrong.

5. With what animal does Geraldine’s son torment Pecola in Part III?
(a) A dog.
(b) A fish.
(c) A cat.
(d) A snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Pecola’s father when she goes to stay with the MacTeer family in Part II?

2. How old is the narrator’s sister in Part II?

3. Which movie does Maureen say the name Pecola is from in Part III?

4. How many years of school did Pauline Williams attend?

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

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