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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color does Janie start wearing in Chapter 12?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Black .

2. How do the men in town feel about Jody toward the end of Chapter 5?
(a) They are mad at him for building the store.
(b) They are resentful of the way he exercises his power like a white man.
(c) They are grateful for his generousity.
(d) They look up to him like a god.

3. What has been Joe's source of power so far in the novel?
(a) Physical force.
(b) Janie's love.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Money.

4. Who is Eatonville named after?
(a) Janie's grandmother.
(b) Mr. Eaton, who donated the land to the blacks.
(c) Joe Starks' first wife.
(d) Lady Eaton of Georgia.

5. What does Janie do in Eatonville?
(a) She is a nanny for a white family.
(b) She quilts with the other women.
(c) She sells cakes and pies from her home.
(d) She manages the store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janie have in her new home that none of the other blacks in town have?

2. What symbolic object does Janie keep returning to in the days before her wedding?

3. What is the first thing Nanny thinks Janie is upset about when Janie comes to visit her in Chapter 3?

4. What does Hurston compare Janie's funeral veil to?

5. What does Janie realize she feels for her grandmother?

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