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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object in nature is symbolic of Janie's sexual awakening?
(a) A blossoming tree.
(b) A ripe fruit.
(c) A sunrise.
(d) A sunset.

2. What is the name of the family Nanny works for?
(a) Washburn.
(b) Smith.
(c) Little.
(d) Crawford.

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

4. When does Janie realize she is not white?
(a) When she sees a picture of herself with the white children.
(b) When the kids at school tease her.
(c) When her grandmother tells her.
(d) When she looks in the mirror.

5. What is an alternate name for Eatonville?
(a) Oxford.
(b) East Tampa.
(c) West Maitland.
(d) The Everglades.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What surprises Jody and Janie about Eatonville?

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

4. What nickname does Janie have as a child?

5. What does Janie find unattractive about her husband in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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