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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Cholly’s aunt say his father was in Part IV?
(a) “That Fuller boy.”
(b) “That Peal boy.”
(c) “That MacTeer boy.”
(d) “That Yacobowski boy.”

2. With whom had Mr. Henry been living before taking a room from the MacTeer family?
(a) Miss Poland.
(b) Miss Marie.
(c) Miss Erkmeister.
(d) Miss Delia Jones.

3. Maureen tells Claudia, Pecola and Frieda that her uncle sued which ice cream company in Part III?
(a) Breyer’s.
(b) Dove.
(c) Blue Bunny.
(d) Isaley’s.

4. Which of the prostitutes with Mr. Henry in Part III is described as “the one church women never allowed their eyes to rest on”?
(a) Miss Bertha.
(b) China.
(c) Poland.
(d) Maginot Line.

5. What is Geraldine’s son called in Part III?
(a) Junior.
(b) Paul.
(c) Sammy.
(d) J.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator in Part II describes the adults as treating illness in children with what?

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?

3. The author states in the novel's Foreword, "There can't be anyone, I am sure, who doesn't know what it feels like to be" what "momentarily or for sustained periods of time"?

4. What does the little girl call Mrs. Breedlove at the house where Mrs. Breedlove works in Part IV?

5. How did Pauline Williams injure her foot when she was young?

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