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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does Frieda say told her about menstruation in Part II?
(a) Claudia.
(b) Sammy.
(c) Mildred.
(d) Pecola.
2. 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"?
(a) “Villain-ized or victimized.”
(b) “Victimized, or traumatized.”
(c) “Disliked, even rejected.”
(d) “Disembodied and alienated.”
3. Who is described as “still trotting up and down Sixteenth Street talking to herself” in Part II?
(a) Baby Jenny.
(b) Auntie Julia.
(c) Miss Forrester.
(d) Miss Bertha.
4. How old is the narrator’s sister in Part II?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 2.
5. What is Mr. Henry’s last name?
(a) Washington.
(b) Whitcomb.
(c) Dunion.
(d) Yacobowski.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the story of Jane from Part I, Jane’s family lives in a house that is what colors?
2. What does Pecola pray for every night, according to the narrator in Part II?
3. What does Toni Morrison refer to as the “most delicate member of society” in the book’s Foreword?
4. The author states in the book's Foreword that when one is "hated for things we have no control over and cannot change," it is some consolation to know what?
5. What kind of car is Rosemary sitting in while she eats bread and butter in the beginning of Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. Is the setting of the novel focused on a specific societal group, or is the setting inclusive of different racial groups?
2. For what reason does the Breedlove family stay in the apartment, according to the narrator in “Here is the House…”?
3. What is the primary setting for the novel? How is the author connected to this setting?
4. Describe the “Dick and Jane” reader presented in Part I. How does this excerpt change in each retelling?
5. How did author Toni Morrison perceive the Civil Rights Movement’s slogan “Black is Beautiful”? How is this seen in the novel?
6. How is Mr. Henry described in “Autumn”? What is his role in the MacTeer home?
7. According to some critics, the three versions of the reader presented on the first page of The Bluest Eye represent three lifestyles presented in the novel. What does the second version represent?
8. What important symbolic images are presented in the opening “Dick and Jane” reader and the preface in Part I?
9. What foreshadowing is revealed by the narrator in the end of Part I?
10. Who takes control of the situation when Pecola suddenly begins menstruating in Part II? How?
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