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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who helps Janie in the store after Joe is dead?
(a) Hezekiah.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Pheoby.
(d) Tea Cake.

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

3. What does Janie compare Jody's body to?
(a) "A nekkid grandpa."
(b) "A horse rump."
(c) The "change uh life."
(d) Sadness.

4. What does Janie tell Pheoby she wants to get married again for?
(a) Love.
(b) Money.
(c) Safety.
(d) Fame.

5. What item of Joe's are the residents of Eatonville envious of?
(a) His feathered hat.
(b) His gold spittoon.
(c) His silk suit.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Hurston compare Janie to in Chapter 7?

4. How do the townspeople feel about Janie's relationship with Tea Cake?

5. What does Janie do at home after the funeral?

(see the answer key)

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