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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. How old is Sammy when he lives by the pizza parlor in the narrator’s description from Part II?
2. Who is the narrator of Part I?
3. What magic trick does Mr. Henry perform when he meets the narrator and her sister in Part II?
4. The author states in the Foreword, “In trying to dramatize the devastation that even casual racial contempt can cause I chose a unique situation, not" what?
5. The narrator states in Part II, “The only living thing in the Breedloves' house was” what?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the MacTeer home described in “Autumn”? How are the relationships between the children and the adults characterized?
2. 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?
3. How are Claudia’s feelings about Shirley Temple and about baby dolls illustrated in “Autumn”?
4. How is Mr. Henry described in “Autumn”? What is his role in the MacTeer home?
5. Who can be seen in Part I as characters that face trouble assimilating into “white society’s standards of beauty”?
6. Who takes control of the situation when Pecola suddenly begins menstruating in Part II? How?
7. What is the primary setting for the novel? How is the author connected to this setting?
8. What does the narrator discuss regarding property-owning black families and their motivations in “Autumn”?
9. Why does Pecola Breedlove come to live with the MacTeers in “Autumn”?
10. What information is related to the reader in the brief italicized preface before “Autumn”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the Foreword to The Bluest Eye. Discuss the author of the work and the overview of Morrison’s career as detailed in the text. What inspired Morrison to write the novel? What was Morrison’s objective in writing the book? Why did Toni Morrison contest the slogan “Black is Beautiful”? How does this viewpoint lend itself to the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss racial discrimination within black communities in the United States. How and why, in the novel, is Maureen Peal depicted as being of a higher stature because of the lighter color of her skin tone? What discrimination does Maureen face in her community and in the white community?
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