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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) “A classic one.”
(b) “A representative one.”
(c) “An imaginative one.”
(d) “A realistic one.”

2. When describing the girls who come from places like Mobile and Aiken, Claudia says in Part III, “They do not drink, smoke, or swear, and they still call sex” what?
(a) “The horizontal hustle.”
(b) “Layin’ Down.”
(c) “Fornicating.”
(d) “Nookey.”

3. What is the name of Pecola’s brother in the novel?
(a) Woodrow.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Fowler.
(d) Henry.

4. The author describes the burgeoning self-esteem of children as “before their ego has” what, in the book’s Foreword?
(a) “A stomach.”
(b) “Arms.”
(c) “Legs.”
(d) “A brain.”

5. In the story of Jane from Part I, Jane’s house has a door that is what color?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came and said that Frieda’s father was going to jail, causing Frieda to punch her in Part IV?

2. What is the narrator of Part II’s sister’s name?

3. What do the narrator and her sister receive at the start of the school year in Part II?

4. What (objectionable by today’s standards) term is used in the book to refer to persons classified as black who also have a high proportion of white ancestry?

5. How old does the narrator say she is in Part II?

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