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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator states in Part II, “The only living thing in the Breedloves' house was” what?
(a) “The kitchen sink.”
(b) “The bed.”
(c) “The couch.”
(d) “The coal stove.”

2. On what street had Mr. Henry been living before taking a room from the MacTeer family?
(a) Fifth Street.
(b) Thirteenth Street.
(c) Eighth Street.
(d) Second Street.

3. The narrator states in Part II, “The Breedloves did not live in a storefront because they were having temporary difficulty adjusting to the cutbacks at the plant. They lived there because they were poor and black, and they stayed there because they believed” what?
(a) “They did not deserve any better.”
(b) “Their luck would change.”
(c) “They were ugly.”
(d) “God would save them.”

4. What does Jane’s father do when Jane asks him to play in the story from Part I?
(a) He gets mad.
(b) He cries.
(c) He smiles.
(d) He says he is too busy.

5. The narrator in Part I says that at first they thought there were no marigolds that fall because Pecola was what?
(a) Depressed about life.
(b) Praying for bad weather.
(c) Having her father’s baby.
(d) Planning to kill her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes the burgeoning self-esteem of children as “before their ego has” what, in the book’s Foreword?

2. The author states in the Foreword, “In trying to dramatize the devastation that even casual racial contempt can cause I chose a unique situation, not" what?

3. The author states in the novel's Foreword, "There can't be anyone, I am sure, who doesn't know what it feels like to be" what "momentarily or for sustained periods of time"?

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

5. Who does Frieda say told her about menstruation in Part II?

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