Bluest Eye Flashcard #3 (Spring 1 & 2)

Front

What two physical traits has led Pauline to believe she is ugly?

Back

Her foot and her teeth

Front

What was Pauline doing when she met Cholly for the first time?

Back

Pauline was leaning idly on the fence, her arms resting on the crossrail between the pickets.

Front

What does Mrs. Breedlove begin to do to relieve her loneliness while living in Lorain, Ohio?

Back

Mrs. Breedlove begins to watch movies at the movie theater.

Front

When Mrs. Breedlove is at the hospital about to give birth to Pecola, what does one of the white doctors compare her to?

Back

A horse

Front

How does Mrs. Breedlove's relationship with her family change when she starts working for the Fisher family?

Back

Mrs. Breedlove begins to neglect her house, her children, and her husband.

Front

Nickname given to Mrs. Breedlove by the Fishers: Polly, Petunia, Sunflower, Mrs. Beautiful

Back

Polly

Front

Who said: “When I first seed Cholly, I want you to know it was like all the bits of color from that time down home when all us chil’ren went berry picking after a funeral [. . .] and they mashed up and stained my hips” (115).

Back

Mrs. Breedlove

Front

Who said: “I was sitting back in my seat, and I taken a big bite of that candy, and it pulled a tooth right out of my mouth. I could of cried. I had good teeth, not a rotten one in my head” (123)?

Back

Mrs. Breedlove

Front

Why does Mr. MacTeer knock Mr. Henry off the porch? Why does Mrs. MacTeer hit Mr. Henry with a broom?

Back

The MacTeers learn that Mr. Henry molested their oldest daughter, Frieda.

Front

How does the narrator describe the house where Mrs. Breedlove works as a housekeeper?

Back

The house is a “large white house” featuring a “wheelbarrow full of flowers” (105).