Bluest Eye Quiz #3 (Spring 1 & 2)

Which of the following were escapes for Pauline? Check ALL that apply.

• The movies

• Her nanny job at the Fishers

• Organizing things

• Drinking

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

• Her brown eyes and brown hair

• Her foot and her teeth

• Her foot and her brown eyes

• Her dark skin and her teeth

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

• “Pauline was strolling out of a movie theater, licking the butter off her right forefinger” (114).

• “Pauline was sorting through old photographs, feeling nostalgic for his childhood ” (114).

• “Pauline was stirring the batter for a berry cobbler, anticipating its warm sweet taste” (114).

• “Pauline was leaning idly on the fence, her arms resting on the crossrail between the pickets” (114).

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While living in the industrial city of Lorain, Ohio, Pauline Breedlove has difficulty making friends and begins to feel lonely. What does Mrs. Breedlove begin to do to relieve her loneliness?

• Mrs. Breedlove begins to take night classes at the local college.

• Mrs. Breedlove joins a reading group and begins to read books.

• Mrs. Breedlove joins a bowling league.

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

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

• A queen

• A poet

• A horse

• A artist

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When Mrs. Breedlove begins to work for the Fisher family, how does her relation to her own family change?

• Mrs. Breedlove begins to shower more love and affection upon her own husband and children.

• Mrs. Breedlove begins to devote more time and attention to the education of her children.

• Mrs. Breedlove begins to bake delicious berry cobblers for her husband and children.

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

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Which of the following nicknames do the Fishers give to Mrs. Breedlove?

• Polly

• Petunia

• Sunflower

• Mrs. Beautiful

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“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).

• Mrs. Breedlove

• Cholly Breedlove

• Pecola Breedlove

• Mr. Henry

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“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).

• Mrs. Breedlove

• Cholly Breedlove

• Mr. Henry

• Mr. Fisher

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

• The MacTeers learn that Mr. Henry brought two prostitutes into the house.

• The MacTeers are angry that Mr. Henry moved in but refused to pay the rent.

• The MacTeers learn that Mr. Henry attempted to burn their house down.

• The MacTeers learn that Mr. Henry molested their youngest daughter, Claudia.

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

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