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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 coal stove.”
(c) “The couch.”
(d) “The bed.”

2. In the third narrative of the Jane story in Part I, what has been taken away?
(a) Spacing.
(b) Vowels.
(c) Punctuation.
(d) Consonants.

3. Where is the abandoned store that is described in Part II as “on the southeast corner of Broadway and Thirty-fifth Street”?
(a) Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) Columbus, Ohio.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) Lorain, Ohio.

4. The narrator in Part I claims that “one must take refuge in” what?
(a) “Why.”
(b) “When.”
(c) “What.”
(d) “How.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Near what local coal company does the narrator say she sometimes goes in the evenings with grown-ups to fill burlap sacks with coal in Part II?

2. Who calls Mrs. MacTeer and tells her that Claudia, Pecola and Frieda are “playing nasty” in Part II?

3. What does Toni Morrison refer to as the “most delicate member of society” in the book’s Foreword?

4. In speaking of Pecola’s father in Part I, the narrator says, “Our innocence and faith were no more productive than his” what?

5. What kind of car is Rosemary sitting in while she eats bread and butter in the beginning of Part II?

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