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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the narrator of Part I?
2. What kind of car is Rosemary sitting in while she eats bread and butter in the beginning of Part II?
3. What does Claudia recall doing with her baby dolls as a child in Part II?
4. According to the narrator in Part II, who “spent all their energies, all their love, on their nests”?
5. What pet does Jane first attempt to play with in the story from Part I?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator compare the state of being “put out” with being “outdoors” in “Autumn”?
2. Describe the narrative style of the novel. Who narrates the opening passages before “Autumn”?
3. 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 second version represent?
4. How is the apartment of the Breedlove family described in “Here is the House…”?
5. Why does Pecola Breedlove come to live with the MacTeers in “Autumn”?
6. 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 third version represent?
7. Describe the “Dick and Jane” reader presented in Part I. How does this excerpt change in each retelling?
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 does the narrator discuss regarding property-owning black families and their motivations in “Autumn”?
10. What important symbolic images are presented in the opening “Dick and Jane” reader and the preface in Part I?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the symbolism presented in “Autumn” and discuss the different meanings of the symbols presented. What are symbols that represent the theme of “growing up” in the novel? How does Pecola’s first menstruation represent this theme metaphorically?
Essay Topic 2
Define “narrative point of view,” and identify this in The Bluest Eye. Is the narrative of the “Dick and Jane” related in first, second, or third person? How does the narrative point of view change in the italicized preface in Part I? How does the narrative point of view and tense fluctuate within the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the style, tone, and language used in the opening “Dick and Jane” story. How does the story change in each of the retellings? What is symbolic about the changes in the story’s language and style? Do you think the author intends for the reader to examine race as an undercurrent in the story? Why or why not?
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