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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author states in the book’s Foreword that in constructing the narrative she did not want to do what to "the characters who trashed Pecola and contributed to her collapse"?
(a) Justify their actions.
(b) Make them seem human.
(c) Make them into martyrs.
(d) Dehumanize them.

2. According to the narrator in Part II, who “spent all their energies, all their love, on their nests”?
(a) “Rich white people.”
(b) “Poor white people.”
(c) “Propertied black people.”
(d) “Poor Hispanic people.”

3. Who does Frieda say told her about menstruation in Part II?
(a) Sammy.
(b) Claudia.
(c) Pecola.
(d) Mildred.

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

5. What nickname do Claudia and Frieda call Maureen Peal in Part III?
(a) Banana Peel.
(b) Mary Anne.
(c) Molasses Syrup.
(d) Meringue Pie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Pecola say Maginot Line’s real name is in Part IV?

3. What were the names of Pauline Williams’s parents?

4. How old is Pecola when she lives by the pizza parlor in the narrator’s description in Part II?

5. With what animal does Geraldine’s son torment Pecola in Part III?

(see the answer key)

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