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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 does Frieda say her mother hit Mr. Henry with in Part IV?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A fire poker.
(c) A broom.
(d) A rolling pin.
2. Mr. Henry tells Claudia and Frieda that the prostitutes who just left were what in Part III?
(a) Spies for a foreign government.
(b) School teachers.
(c) Members of his Bible class.
(d) Undercover police women.
3. How does Pecola’s mother describe Pecola when she was born in Part IV?
(a) Chubby.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Cranky.
(d) Ugly.
4. What lake is near where Claudia and Frieda live in the novel?
(a) Lake Erie.
(b) Lake Michigan.
(c) Lake Superior.
(d) Lake Huron.
5. What do Claudia and Frieda hope to get from Pecola in Part IV?
(a) Rum.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Tequila.
(d) Whiskey.
Short Answer Questions
1. The narrator compares her father’s eyes to a “cliff of snow threatening to” what, in Part III?
2. How many years of school did Pauline Williams attend?
3. What game did Geraldine’s son “long to play with the black boys,” according to the narrator 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. With what boy does Geraldine’s son play with, according to the narrator in Part III?
Short Essay Questions
1. To whom do Claudia and Frieda turn in order to obtain whiskey in “Spring”? Why?
2. Where do Frieda and Claudia go to find Pecola after their exchange with Maginot Line in “Spring”? How is this setting described?
3. How is Maureen Peal described when she is first introduced in “Winter”?
4. How does the fresh cobbler come to be spilled in “Spring”? Who spills it?
5. What leads to Claudia and Frieda buying snacks at Miss Bertha’s in Part III?
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. How is Cholly Breedlove’s childhood described in “See Father…”? Who raised Cholly?
9. How does the narrator distinguish the difference between “colored girls” and “black girls” in “See the Cat…”?
10. Who do Claudia and Frieda encounter leaving their house when they return from Miss Bertha’s store in Part III?
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