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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 delicate member of society” in the book’s Foreword?
(a) A new bride.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A child.
(d) An old man.

2. Claudia says of the girls who come from places like Mobile and Aiken that they “hold their behind in for fear of a sway too” what, in Part III?
(a) “Free.”
(b) “Retired.”
(c) “Wide.”
(d) “Wild.”

3. The narrator states in Part II, “The Breedloves did not live in a storefront because they were having temporary difficulty adjusting to the cutbacks at the plant. They lived there because they were poor and black, and they stayed there because they believed” what?
(a) “They did not deserve any better.”
(b) “God would save them.”
(c) “They were ugly.”
(d) “Their luck would change.”

4. On what street had Mr. Henry been living before taking a room from the MacTeer family?
(a) Second Street.
(b) Fifth Street.
(c) Thirteenth Street.
(d) Eighth Street.

5. What does the narrator say has become of Pecola’s father in Part I?
(a) He’s become President.
(b) He has died.
(c) He has become rich.
(d) He has left town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator of Part II’s sister’s name?

2. In speaking of Pecola’s father in Part I, the narrator says, “Our innocence and faith were no more productive than his” what?

3. Who is the narrator of Part I?

4. The author states in the Foreword, “In trying to dramatize the devastation that even casual racial contempt can cause I chose a unique situation, not" what?

5. What magic trick does Mr. Henry perform when he meets the narrator and her sister in Part II?

(see the answer key)

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