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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Janie want to marry Tea Cake?
(a) At dawn.
(b) As soon as she can sell the store.
(c) Once she has a baby.
(d) As soon as Tea Cake gets a job.

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

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

4. What action does Hurston compare Jody's harsh words to Janie in the store to?
(a) Hugging a child.
(b) Beating a dog.
(c) Kicking a mule.
(d) Stripping a woman on a crowded street.

5. Besides Janie's wedding, what other major event occurs in Chapter 3?
(a) Logan dies.
(b) Janie has a baby.
(c) Nanny dies.
(d) Janie divorces Logan.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When do the townspeople take notice of Janie's spending so much time with Tea Cake?

4. How does Jody deal with his aging?

5. What is an alternate name for Eatonville?

(see the answer key)

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