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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old do the neighbors think Janie is when she returns home in Chapter 1?
(a) 55.
(b) 40.
(c) 18.
(d) 25.

2. What does Hurston compare Janie's funeral veil to?
(a) A burial shroud.
(b) A wall of stone and steel.
(c) A party mask.
(d) A bridal veil.

3. What do the men compare beating a woman to?
(a) Teaching a lesson.
(b) Stepping on baby chickens.
(c) Cooking a hamburger.
(d) Sinning against God.

4. What does Janie have to do when Logan goes to Lake City for the day?
(a) Cut up potatoes.
(b) Pack him a lunch.
(c) Plow the field.
(d) Go to the grocery store.

5. What is the subject of most of the jokes told on the porch?
(a) Joe's clothes.
(b) Matt Bonner's mule.
(c) Women.
(d) Janie's hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe say someone like Janie is "made to do"?

2. What does Janie compare Jody's body to?

3. What does Tea Cake want to protect Janie from?

4. What does Janie do in Eatonville?

5. How do the men in town feel about Jody toward the end of Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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