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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which movie does Maureen say the name Pecola is from in Part III?
(a) Imitation of Life.
(b) East of Eden.
(c) Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.
(d) Vertigo.

2. The narrator says in Part I, “What is clear now is that of all of that hope, fear, lust, love, and grief, nothing remains but Pecola and” what?
(a) “The savage animals.”
(b) “The sands of time.”
(c) “The infinite sky.”
(d) “The unyielding earth.”

3. Which of the prostitutes with Mr. Henry in Part III is described as “the one church women never allowed their eyes to rest on”?
(a) Maginot Line.
(b) Miss Bertha.
(c) Poland.
(d) China.

4. How does the narrator define “colored people” in Part III?
(a) “Loud and obnoxious.”
(b) “Quiet and dangerous.”
(c) “Neat and quiet.”
(d) “Sinful but pretty.”

5. Which of the prostitutes in Part III is described as “thin, aging, absentminded, and unaggressive”?
(a) China.
(b) Poland.
(c) Maginot Line.
(d) Miss Marie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maureen Peal said to have “even bought and liked” in Part III?

2. What is the narrator of Part II’s sister’s name?

3. What do the narrator and her sister receive at the start of the school year in Part II?

4. What movie star does Claudia say “smiled down at us” from the Dreamland Theater in Part III?

5. The author states in the novel's Foreword, "There can't be anyone, I am sure, who doesn't know what it feels like to be" what "momentarily or for sustained periods of time"?

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