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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. What is Maureen Peal said to have “even bought and liked” in Part III?
2. Where does Frieda say she’s going to get potato chips while Claudia goes to buy ice cream with the money Mr. Henry gave them in Part III?
3. How does Pecola’s mother describe Pecola when she was born in Part IV?
4. When describing the girls who come from places like Mobile and Aiken, Claudia says in Part III, “They do not drink, smoke, or swear, and they still call sex” what?
5. What did Frieda’s father throw at Mr. Henry, knocking him off the porch, in Part IV?
Short Essay Questions
1. “See the Cat…” begins with a discussion of what “types of girls”? Where are these individuals from?
2. Who do Claudia and Frieda encounter leaving their house when they return from Miss Bertha’s store in Part III?
3. How is Cholly Breedlove’s childhood described in “See Father…”? Who raised Cholly?
4. What does Frieda say is the real reason she is crying when Claudia finds her in bed after Mr. Henry’s been kicked out in Part IV?
5. How are Pauline Williams’s early years described in “See Mother…”?
6. How does the narrator distinguish the difference between “colored girls” and “black girls” in “See the Cat…”?
7. What are Pauline Breedlove’s feelings about motherhood, according to the narrator in “See Mother…”?
8. What does Mr. Henry tell Claudia and Frieda about his unexpected guests in Part III? What do the girls do?
9. How does the narrator describe her father’s face in the opening of “Winter”? What imagery is used?
10. What exchange takes place between Maginot Line and Claudia and Frieda in “Spring”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the setting of the novel and examine the different aspects of this time and place in history. What was the political atmosphere in America like in 1941? When did the U.S. enter WWII? How were race relations characterized at this time? How did race relations differ in the north and south in the U.S.?
Essay Topic 2
What adjectives and descriptive words are used in “See the Cat…” to describe the “types of girls” who come to Lorain from places like Mobile, Marietta, etc.? How do these girls differ from the “black girls” that Claudia and Frieda consider themselves? Do you think that the narrator views the girls as better than them, or simply as perceived as better?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the author’s choice of character names in the novel. What do you think the significance is of names like “Breedlove,” “MacTeer,” and “Fisher,” among others? Do you think these names were chosen for a specific reason? If so, what reason?
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