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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. Where is “that trifling Peggy” said to be from in Part II?
(a) Meridian.
(b) Lorain.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Elyria.
2. What pet does Jane first attempt to play with in the story from Part I?
(a) The cat.
(b) The hampster.
(c) The goldfish.
(d) The dog.
3. 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) Make them seem human.
(b) Justify their actions.
(c) Make them into martyrs.
(d) Dehumanize them.
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?
(a) That the hatred is not accurate.
(b) That the hatred is justified.
(c) That the hatred is accurate.
(d) That the hatred is unjustified.
5. In the story of Jane from Part I, Jane’s house has a door that is what color?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Frieda say told her about menstruation in Part II?
2. The author describes "seeing oneself preserved in the amber of" what, in the novel's Foreword?
3. What does Jane’s mother do when Jane asks her to play in the story from Part I?
4. 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?
5. What magic trick does Mr. Henry perform when he meets the narrator and her sister in Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Pecola Breedlove come to live with the MacTeers in “Autumn”?
2. What important symbolic images are presented in the opening “Dick and Jane” reader and the preface in Part I?
3. How is Mr. Henry described in “Autumn”? What is his role in the MacTeer home?
4. How are Claudia’s feelings about Shirley Temple and about baby dolls illustrated in “Autumn”?
5. How is the MacTeer home described in “Autumn”? How are the relationships between the children and the adults characterized?
6. Describe the “Dick and Jane” reader presented in Part I. How does this excerpt change in each retelling?
7. Is the setting of the novel focused on a specific societal group, or is the setting inclusive of different racial groups?
8. 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 first version represent?
9. What information is related to the reader in the brief italicized preface before “Autumn”?
10. Describe the narrative style of the novel. Who narrates the opening passages before “Autumn”?
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