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

2. How did Pauline Williams injure her foot when she was young?
(a) A dog bit her.
(b) She stepped on a rusty nail.
(c) She fell down the stairs.
(d) She kicked a door.

3. Who does Cholly’s aunt say his father was in Part IV?
(a) “That MacTeer boy.”
(b) “That Peal boy.”
(c) “That Fuller boy.”
(d) “That Yacobowski boy.”

4. Claudia says of the girls who come from places like Mobile and Aiken that they study “teacher education to instruct black children in” what?
(a) “Mathematics.”
(b) “Science.”
(c) “Obedience.”
(d) “Religion.”

5. What does Pecola say Maginot Line’s real name is in Part IV?
(a) Miss Marie.
(b) Miss Julie.
(c) Miss Louis.
(d) Miss Lineman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Frieda’s father throw at Mr. Henry, knocking him off the porch, in Part IV?

2. What does Claudia say that the girls from places like Mobile and Aiken use to straighten their hair in Part III?

3. According to the narrator in Part III, Geraldine did not allow her son to do what?

4. The narrator says in Part IV, “But to find out the truth about how dreams die, one should never take the word” of whom?

5. Who came running out with his gun during the conflict with Mr. Henry in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What exchange takes place between Maginot Line and Claudia and Frieda in “Spring”?

9. “See the Cat…” begins with a discussion of what “types of girls”? Where are these individuals from?

10. How does the fresh cobbler come to be spilled in “Spring”? Who spills it?

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