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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Tea Cake in Eatonville?
(a) He thought the ball game was there.
(b) He is looking for a job.
(c) He wants to buy Janie's store.
(d) He has come to court Janie.

2. What does Hurston say that Janie's grandmother pinched and tied around Janie's neck "tight enough to choke her"?
(a) Love.
(b) The horizon.
(c) Safety.
(d) Anger.

3. What is a "pound of knuckle pudding"?
(a) A meat pie.
(b) A hand cream.
(c) A beating with the fists.
(d) A baked treat.

4. What does Jody do when Janie burns his breakfast.
(a) He throws the food out the window.
(b) He tells her it's okay.
(c) He kicks her out of the house.
(d) He slaps her face.

5. Nanny tells Janie not to worry about love when she has _______. (Fill in the blank)
(a) A husband.
(b) A new house.
(c) Money.
(d) Protection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness does Tea Cake contract?

2. Who does Janie marry in Chapter 3?

3. What happens to the money Janie has hidden in her dress?

4. What is the first thing Janie does once Joe is dead?

5. What does Tea Cake say that Nunkie did to draw him away from the crowd in the fields?

(see the answer key)

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