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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 owns the grocery store down the street from Pecola in Part II?
2. In the story of Jane from Part I, Jane’s house has a door that is what color?
3. The narrator in Part II describes the adults as treating illness in children with what?
4. Who is the narrator of Part I?
5. What color is Jane’s dress in the story from Part I?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the apartment of the Breedlove family described in “Here is the House…”?
2. Describe the “Dick and Jane” reader presented in Part I. How does this excerpt change in each retelling?
3. How is Mr. Henry described in “Autumn”? What is his role in the MacTeer home?
4. Is the setting of the novel focused on a specific societal group, or is the setting inclusive of different racial groups?
5. 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?
6. What is the primary setting for the novel? How is the author connected to this setting?
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. 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?
9. What important symbolic images are presented in the opening “Dick and Jane” reader and the preface in Part I?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the feelings of guilt and shame that Frieda experiences after her encounter with Mr. Henry. Do you think that Frieda’s parents, friends, or other adults could have made it easier for Frieda by telling her that it wasn’t her fault? Why do you believe the adults did not do this?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the character of Pecola in The Bluest Eye. Is Pecola the protagonist of the novel, or is the protagonist Claudia? Why do you believe this? How does Pecola’s character evolve from the beginning of the story to the end? How does her evolution affect Claudia and Frieda?
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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