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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the narrator of Part II’s sister’s name?
(a) Pecola Breedlove.
(b) Maureen Peal.
(c) Rosemary Villanucci.
(d) Frieda MacTeer.

3. What is Geraldine’s husband’s name in the novel?
(a) Louis.
(b) Junior.
(c) Henry.
(d) Fowler.

4. Who had at one time been the idols of Geraldine’s son, according to the narrator in Part III?
(a) Bay Boy and P.L.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. MacTeer.
(c) Mr. Breelove.
(d) Soaphead Church.

5. What does Jane’s mother do when Jane asks her to play in the story from Part I?
(a) She screams.
(b) She laughs.
(c) She cries.
(d) She runs off.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story of Jane from Part I, Jane’s family lives in a house that is what colors?

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

3. Maureen tells Claudia, Pecola and Frieda that her uncle sued which ice cream company in Part III?

4. In the third narrative of the Jane story in Part I, what has been taken away?

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

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