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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. Claudia’s mother sings a song about trains where in the beginning of Part IV?
2. The sound of what town’s name “opens the windows of a room like the first four notes of a hymn,” according to Claudia in Part III?
3. Where does Pecola say the prostitute Poland is going to take her to see the Loop in Part IV?
4. In describing Pecola’s mother in Part IV, the narrator says, “Holding Cholly as a model of sin and failure, she bore him like a crown of thorns, and her children like” what?
5. When Frieda tells Claudia what happened with Mr. Henry, Mr. Henry is compared to what townsperson in Part IV?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mrs. Breedlove respond when she finds the spilled cobbler in “Spring”?
2. What leads to Claudia and Frieda buying snacks at Miss Bertha’s in Part III?
3. What are Claudia and Frieda’s feelings about Maureen Peal when she moves to Lorain in “Winter”?
4. How is Cholly Breedlove’s childhood described in “See Father…”? Who raised Cholly?
5. What are the perceptions of Claudia and Frieda as they wait to leave with Pecola from her mother’s workplace in “Spring”?
6. What does Mr. Henry tell Claudia and Frieda about his unexpected guests in Part III? What do the girls do?
7. How does the fresh cobbler come to be spilled in “Spring”? Who spills it?
8. Why does Frieda tell Claudia has happened with Mr. Henry in the beginning of Part IV?
9. 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?
10. What happens when Frieda, Claudia, and Maureen Peal encounter some schoolboys taunting Pecola in “Winter”?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Part I, the narrator claims, “There is really nothing more to say--except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.” What do you think the differences are between “why” and “how” in literature and in life? Do you think that the narrator effectively answers these questions in the narrative?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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