1. With what boy does Geraldine’s son play with, according to the narrator in Part III?
(a) Ralph Nisensky.
(b) Bay Boy.
(c) Max Sidewell.
(d) Joey Robinson.

2. Where is Pecola’s father when she goes to stay with the MacTeer family in Part II?
(a) In the hospital.
(b) In Europe.
(c) In Mexico.
(d) In jail.

3. Who owns the grocery store down the street from Pecola in Part II?
(a) Mr. Buford.
(b) Miss Dunion.
(c) Woodrow Cain.
(d) Mr. Yacobowski.

4. Who calls Mrs. MacTeer and tells her that Claudia, Pecola and Frieda are “playing nasty” in Part II?
(a) Rosemary.
(b) Ada Williams.
(c) Miss Dunion.
(d) Paula Williams.

5. The narrator in Part II says that her family’s house is “old, cold” and what color?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states in the book's Foreword that when one is "hated for things we have no control over and cannot change," it is some consolation to know what?

2. On what street had Mr. Henry been living before taking a room from the MacTeer family?

3. How does the narrator define “colored people” in Part III?

4. In what year does the author say in the Foreword that she began the “story” that would eventually lead to The Bluest Eye?

5. Who had at one time been the idols of Geraldine’s son, according to the narrator in Part III?

(see the answer key)

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