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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Jody deal with his aging?
(a) He runs around with young girls.
(b) He hides in the back of the store so people won't see him.
(c) He berates Janie for her aging to make himself feel better.
(d) He gets plastic surgery.

3. What does Joe's death mean to Janie?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Grief.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Revenge.

4. What emotion is personified in Chapter 9 as something that Janie asks questions of at night?
(a) Joy.
(b) Lonesomeness.
(c) Love.
(d) Sadness.

5. What does Hurston compare Janie to in Chapter 7?
(a) A rainbow.
(b) A mule.
(c) A child.
(d) A rut in the road.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nanny tells Janie not to worry about love when she has _______. (Fill in the blank)

2. What song is played at Joe's funeral?

3. What has been Joe's source of power so far in the novel?

4. What surprises Jody and Janie about Eatonville?

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

(see the answer key)

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