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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 did Cholly’s mother abandon him when he was four days old?
(a) At the hospital.
(b) By the railroad.
(c) By church steps.
(d) At an orphanage.

2. Who came running out with his gun during the conflict with Mr. Henry in Part IV?
(a) Mr. Villanucci.
(b) Mr. Henry.
(c) Mr. Yacobowski.
(d) Mr. Buford.

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

4. What is Geraldine’s son called in Part III?
(a) Sammy.
(b) J.C.
(c) Junior.
(d) Paul.

5. Who had at one time been the idols of Geraldine’s son, according to the narrator in Part III?
(a) Mr. Breelove.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. MacTeer.
(c) Bay Boy and P.L.
(d) Soaphead Church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What game did Geraldine’s son “long to play with the black boys,” according to the narrator in Part III?

3. Which teacher does Frieda say called Bay Boy “incorrigival” in Part III?

4. Who came and said that Frieda’s father was going to jail, causing Frieda to punch her in Part IV?

5. What does the narrator say Aunt Jimmy died of in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator distinguish the difference between “colored girls” and “black girls” in “See the Cat…”?

2. What are Claudia and Frieda’s feelings about Maureen Peal when she moves to Lorain in “Winter”?

3. How is Maureen Peal described when she is first introduced in “Winter”?

4. Who do Claudia and Frieda encounter leaving their house when they return from Miss Bertha’s store in Part III?

5. How does Mrs. Breedlove respond when she finds the spilled cobbler in “Spring”?

6. How does the narrator describe the blooming flowers and twigs in the opening of “Spring”?

7. How are Pauline Williams’s early years described in “See Mother…”?

8. How does the narrator describe her father’s face in the opening of “Winter”? What imagery is used?

9. What misunderstanding at the ice cream parlor contributes to the growing tension between Claudia and Maureen in “Winter”?

10. Where do Frieda and Claudia go to find Pecola after their exchange with Maginot Line in “Spring”? How is this setting described?

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