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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) “Wide.”
(c) “Retired.”
(d) “Wild.”

2. Where does Frieda say she’s going to get potato chips while Claudia goes to buy ice cream with the money Mr. Henry gave them in Part III?
(a) Miss Bertha's.
(b) Miss Julie's.
(c) Miss Erkmeister’s.
(d) Miss Forrester's.

3. Mr. Henry tells Claudia and Frieda that the prostitutes who just left were what in Part III?
(a) Spies for a foreign government.
(b) School teachers.
(c) Members of his Bible class.
(d) Undercover police women.

4. In the story of Jane from Part I, Jane’s house has a door that is what color?
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

5. What do Claudia and Frieda hope to get from Pecola in Part IV?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Tequila.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Rum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the grocery store down the street from Pecola in Part II?

2. Claudia says in Part III that she and Frieda always did their “Candy Dance” under the lilac bushes on the side of the house so that who would see and become jealous?

3. What is Mr. Henry’s last name?

4. The girl who is described as the narrator’s “next-door friend who lives above her father’s café” in Part I is named Rosemary what?

5. What does Toni Morrison refer to as the “most delicate member of society” in the book’s Foreword?

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