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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 in Part I says that for years she believed the reason the marigolds didn’t bloom was because she had done what?
(a) Under-watered them.
(b) Over-watered them.
(c) Planted them too deep.
(d) Planted them too shallow.

2. What does Pecola’s mother demand that Pecola’s father get out of bed and go get for her in their argument in Part II?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Milk.
(c) Flour.
(d) Coal.

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

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

5. How old is the narrator’s sister in Part II?
(a) 5.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Pecola’s brother in the novel?

2. What does Jane’s father do when Jane asks him to play in the story from Part I?

3. The narrator says in Part I, “What is clear now is that of all of that hope, fear, lust, love, and grief, nothing remains but Pecola and” what?

4. The narrator states in Part II, “The only living thing in the Breedloves' house was” what?

5. What is Pecola’s father’s name, according to the narrator in Part I?

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