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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of car is Rosemary sitting in while she eats bread and butter in the beginning of Part II?
(a) A 1930 Chevrolet.
(b) A 1932 Ford.
(c) A 1939 Buick.
(d) A 1937 Cadillac.

2. What does Jane’s mother do when Jane asks her to play in the story from Part I?
(a) She laughs.
(b) She screams.
(c) She cries.
(d) She runs off.

3. The author states in the book’s Foreword, “Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was" what?
(a) “Something that could remind.”
(b) “Something one could do.”
(c) “Something that could inspire.”
(d) “Something to cherish.”

4. What does Jane’s father do when Jane asks him to play in the story from Part I?
(a) He gets mad.
(b) He smiles.
(c) He says he is too busy.
(d) He cries.

5. What does Pecola’s mother demand that Pecola’s father get out of bed and go get for her in their argument in Part II?
(a) Milk.
(b) Coal.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Flour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What magic trick does Mr. Henry perform when he meets the narrator and her sister in Part II?

2. Where is the abandoned store that is described in Part II as “on the southeast corner of Broadway and Thirty-fifth Street”?

3. The author states in the Foreword that her concept of breaking the narrative of the novel into parts "didn't work" because many readers "remain touched but not" what?

4. Mrs. MacTeer exclaims during her diatribe in Part II, “I got about as much business with another mouth to feed as a cat has with” what?

5. Who does Frieda say told her about menstruation in Part II?

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