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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 is described as a “competent midwife and decisive diagnostician” during Aunt Jimmy’s illness in Part IV?
2. What flowers does the narrator say even now hold no cheer for her in the spring in Part IV?
3. 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?
4. Where did Cholly’s mother abandon him when he was four days old?
5. What did Frieda’s father throw at Mr. Henry, knocking him off the porch, in Part IV?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Geraldine’s family described in “See the Cat…”? Upon what does Geraldine focus her affection?
2. What does Mr. Henry tell Claudia and Frieda about his unexpected guests in Part III? What do the girls do?
3. How does the fresh cobbler come to be spilled in “Spring”? Who spills it?
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. What happens when Frieda, Claudia, and Maureen Peal encounter some schoolboys taunting Pecola in “Winter”?
6. How does the narrator describe the blooming flowers and twigs in the opening of “Spring”?
7. How does the narrator distinguish the difference between “colored girls” and “black girls” in “See the Cat…”?
8. What exchange takes place between Maginot Line and Claudia and Frieda in “Spring”?
9. What are Claudia and Frieda’s feelings about Maureen Peal when she moves to Lorain in “Winter”?
10. How is Maureen Peal described when she is first introduced in “Winter”?
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 theme of “ugliness” in the novel. As opposed to “beauty,” how is ugliness defined by the narrator? What do you view “ugliness” as? How is ugliness portrayed by the Breedlove family?
Essay Topic 3
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.?
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