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Major Events
The Breedloves
The MacTeers
Other Characters
100
Why did Pecola drink all of Mrs. MacTeer's milk?
Pecola loved to drink milk from the Shirley Temple cup.
100
Who is the narrator of the story?
Claudia
100
Who runs away from home on a regular basis?
Sammy Breedlove.
200
What did Polly Breedlove do when Pecola knocked the berry cobbler off the counter at the Fisher house?
She slapped Pecola and told Pecola, Frieda, and Claudia to get out and go home. She then comforted the little Fisher girl (the blonde).
200
What does Claudia think of when she thinks of autumn? (p. 12)
"Somebody with hands who does not want me to die." (her mother)
200
Who killed Geraldine's cat and why?
Louis Junior, and he was jealous of his mother's love for the cat or angry with her for restricting who he could play with.
300
Why did Mr. MacTeer throw a tricycle at Mr. Henry?
Mr. Henry touched Frieda inappropriately.
300
What is the name of the MacTeers' boarder, and what do Frieda and Claudia catch him doing later in the book?
Mr. Henry Washington. The girls catch him having a "Bible study" with two prositutes (Miss Marie and China).
400
What started Frieda and Claudia's argument with Maureen Peal?
Maureen Peal asked Pecola if she had seen a naked man, and then asked if Pecola had seen her father naked. Frieda and Claudia were defending Pecola.
400
Where do the Breedloves live, and who are their neighbors?
In an old storefront, and the prostitutes (Miss Marie/Maginot Line, Poland, and China).
400
How did Frieda and Claudia feel about Maureen Peal when they first met her, and how did their feelings changed?
At first they admired her secretly (envied her or were jealous of her), but they grew to hate her, especially after she made fun of Pecola.
400
Who claimed to be the "lady in red" who betrayed John Dillinger (the famous bank robber)?
Miss Marie/Maginot Line
500
Why did Pecola go to stay with the MacTeer family?
Cholly burned the family's house down and had beaten Polly, so they were "put out" and Pecola and Sammy were placed with foster families.
500
At the beginning of the novel, Frieda and Claudia believe that if something will happen, Pecola's baby will survive. What event are they hoping for?
The marigolds to grow and bloom.