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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Toni Morrison refer to as the most “vulnerable member” of society in the novel’s Foreword?
(a) A male.
(b) Children.
(c) The elderly.
(d) A female.

2. Where does Pecola say the prostitute China is going to take her to see the square in Part IV?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Elyria.

3. How old does the narrator say she is in Part II?
(a) 15.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 11.

4. How much milk does Mrs. MacTeer complain about having disappeared from her refrigerator overnight in Part II?
(a) 3 gallons.
(b) 1 quart.
(c) 3 quarts.
(d) 2 quarts.

5. Where were Frieda’s parents when Mr. Henry “touched her” in Part IV?
(a) At church.
(b) Weeding the garden.
(c) Shopping.
(d) At the library.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Cholly Breedlove first find work when he came to Lorain, Ohio?

2. What does Claudia say that the girls from places like Mobile and Aiken use to straighten their hair in Part III?

3. The author states in the book’s Foreword, “Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was" what?

4. When describing the girls who come from places like Mobile and Aiken, Claudia says in Part III that they go to what kind of colleges?

5. What lake is near where Claudia and Frieda live in the novel?

(see the answer key)

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