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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 is described as a “competent midwife and decisive diagnostician” during Aunt Jimmy’s illness in Part IV?
(a) Mrs. Dunion.
(b) Maginot Line.
(c) M'Dear.
(d) Miss Forrester.

2. Pauline Williams was one of how many children in her family?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 3.

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

4. What neighbor told Mrs. MacTeer that Frieda should be taken to the doctor after the run-in with Mr. Henry in case she was “ruined” in Part IV?
(a) Maureen Peal.
(b) Mrs. Dunion.
(c) Claudia MacTeer.
(d) Essie Foster.

5. What kind of lotion does Claudia say the girls from places like Mobile and Aiken use in Part III?
(a) Lubriderm.
(b) Best Value.
(c) Suave.
(d) Jergins.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Frieda tells Claudia what happened with Mr. Henry, Mr. Henry is compared to what townsperson in Part IV?

2. How did Pauline Williams injure her foot when she was young?

3. 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?

4. When describing the girls who come from places like Mobile and Aiken, Claudia says in Part III, “They do not drink, smoke, or swear, and they still call sex” what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the perceptions of Claudia and Frieda as they wait to leave with Pecola from her mother’s workplace in “Spring”?

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

5. What does Frieda say is the real reason she is crying when Claudia finds her in bed after Mr. Henry’s been kicked out in Part IV?

6. To whom do Claudia and Frieda turn in order to obtain whiskey in “Spring”? Why?

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

8. What leads to Claudia and Frieda buying snacks at Miss Bertha’s in Part III?

9. Why does Frieda tell Claudia has happened with Mr. Henry in the beginning of Part IV?

10. What are Pauline Breedlove’s feelings about motherhood, according to the narrator in “See Mother…”?

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