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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname does Janie have as a child?
(a) Sassy.
(b) Alphabet.
(c) Baby Girl.
(d) Little One.

2. What is Pheoby's husband's name?
(a) Marlin.
(b) Sam.
(c) Bill.
(d) Jeffrey.

3. The first line of the novel is "Ships at a distance have every man's _________ on board." (Fill in the blank)
(a) Cargo.
(b) Sorrow.
(c) Wish.
(d) Wife.

4. Why do the other black children pick on Janie all the time?
(a) Janie talks differently than the other kids.
(b) Janie's clothes are better than the other kids' clothes.
(c) Janie makes fun of the other girls.
(d) Janie gets better grades than them.

5. What does Janie keep waiting for after her marriage?
(a) To have a baby.
(b) To fall in love with her husband.
(c) To get a new dress.
(d) To move to another city.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old do the neighbors think Janie is when she returns home in Chapter 1?

2. What are Janie's neighbors doing when she arrives home?

3. What does Janie's grandmother do to make things easier for Janie with the other black children?

4. What makes the Mistress suspect that Nanny's newborn baby is part white?

5. What does Nanny call the "very prong all us black women gits hung on"?

(see the answer key)

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