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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say has become of Pecola’s father in Part I?
(a) He’s become President.
(b) He has died.
(c) He has become rich.
(d) He has left town.

2. Who is the gym teacher that Maureen describes as bow-legged in Part III?
(a) Miss Forrester.
(b) Miss Peal.
(c) Miss Erkmeister.
(d) Miss Cain.

3. What does Claudia say that the girls from places like Mobile and Aiken use to straighten their hair in Part III?
(a) Turnip juice.
(b) Cocnut oil.
(c) Dixie Peach.
(d) Alligator fat.

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

5. In the story of Jane from Part I, Jane’s family lives in a house that is what colors?
(a) Green and gold.
(b) Gold and blue.
(c) Green and white.
(d) Blue and green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose image is on the milk cup that Frieda brings to Pecola in Part II?

2. In what year does the author say The Bluest Eye began to take the form of a book in the Foreword?

3. Where is “that trifling Peggy” said to be from in Part II?

4. Where does Frieda say she’s going to get potato chips while Claudia goes to buy ice cream with the money Mr. Henry gave them in Part III?

5. What movie star does Claudia say “smiled down at us” from the Dreamland Theater in Part III?

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