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The Bluest Eye Spring Questions

This document contains questions about the novel The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. The questions span various chapters and ask the reader to analyze passages, characters' actions and perspectives, themes of nature imagery, and the significance of key events through citations and inferences drawn from the text. Specifically, it asks the reader to explain Frieda and Claudia's fear of Pecola being "ruined", Mrs. Breedlove feeling burdened by her children, how viewing events from her perspective shapes understanding of her character, motivations for Cholly's abuse of Pecola, an example of nature imagery describing feelings, and analysis of an impactful unnamed passage from the "Summer" section.

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The Bluest Eye Spring Questions

This document contains questions about the novel The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. The questions span various chapters and ask the reader to analyze passages, characters' actions and perspectives, themes of nature imagery, and the significance of key events through citations and inferences drawn from the text. Specifically, it asks the reader to explain Frieda and Claudia's fear of Pecola being "ruined", Mrs. Breedlove feeling burdened by her children, how viewing events from her perspective shapes understanding of her character, motivations for Cholly's abuse of Pecola, an example of nature imagery describing feelings, and analysis of an impactful unnamed passage from the "Summer" section.

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The Bluest Eye Spring Questions

Directions: Answer the following questions using the book. Include page numbers for all
details you offer. Use your own paper. Be sure to number the questions correctly and answer
in complete sentences. These questions span Spring, pages 97-181, depending on your
edition.
1.

Pages 98-102 explain Mr. Henrys inappropriate behavior and Friedas reaction. Frieda and Claudia are
afraid Frieda will be ruined and decide to find whiskey for Frieda to drink. They are confused young
girls, but this is the only way they see to fix the problem. What do they mean by ruined and why do they
search for whiskey?

2.

What is meant by the following passage: She bore him like a crown of thorns, and her children like a
cross (Morrison 127)? Why does Mrs. Breedlove feel this way? Reference the text.

3.

Throughout the story we have heard the events from either Claudias point of view or that of an omniscient
narrator. Now we are learning events from Mrs. Breedloves point of view. Does this change your view of
her as a character? Do you still condemn her for how she treats her family, or do you sympathize with her?
(This is an opinion, but you need to explain why you feel the way you do).

4.

On pages 161-163 we learn about Cholly and Pecola. Explain why Cholly does this to his daughter
(answering that hes messed up in the head isnt going to work) reread the passage and try to
understand what the author is telling us. Reference the text and make inferences where you need to.

5.

Find one example of nature being used to describe an event in Spring or the feelings of a character.
Remember the things we discussed in class. Write the quote, page number and your explanation.

The Bluest Eye Summer Questions


1.

Choose a passage from the text which we have not discussed in class. Make sure this quote comes
from Summer. Explain the importance of this passage and why you chose it. Be sure to explain
thoroughly, dont merely paraphrase the passage and offer correct citations.

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