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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. Of what dancer does Claudia say in Part II “was my friend, my uncle, my daddy, and who ought to have been soft-shoeing it and chuckling with me”?
2. The narrator says in Part II, “So when I think of autumn, I think of somebody with hands who does not want” what?
3. With whom had Mr. Henry been living before taking a room from the MacTeer family?
4. Mrs. MacTeer exclaims during her diatribe in Part II, “I got about as much business with another mouth to feed as a cat has with” what?
5. Who calls Mrs. MacTeer and tells her that Claudia, Pecola and Frieda are “playing nasty” in Part II?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Claudia and Frieda receive at the beginning of the school year in “Autumn”? What conversation consumes “the grownups” in the opening of this chapter?
2. What information is related to the reader in the brief italicized preface before “Autumn”?
3. Is the setting of the novel focused on a specific societal group, or is the setting inclusive of different racial groups?
4. What foreshadowing is revealed by the narrator in the end of Part I?
5. What does the narrator discuss regarding property-owning black families and their motivations in “Autumn”?
6. What does Pecola pray for every night, according to the narrator in “Here is the Family…”? Why?
7. 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?
8. How is Mr. Henry described in “Autumn”? What is his role in the MacTeer home?
9. Describe the narrative style of the novel. Who narrates the opening passages before “Autumn”?
10. What is the primary setting for the novel? How is the author connected to this setting?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the major movie stars discussed in the narrative in Part II. When was Shirley Temple’s height of fame? What other actresses are discussed? What do they share in common? How is Pecola’s name related to the movies?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Claudia MacTeer as the narrator of much of the novel. How old is Claudia in the opening of the narrative? Do you like this character? Why or why not? How does Claudia change in the course of the story?
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