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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What symbolic object does Janie keep returning to in the days before her wedding?
(a) The front gate.
(b) The pear tree.
(c) The school yard.
(d) The rose bush.

2. Why do the other black children pick on Janie all the time?
(a) Janie gets better grades than them.
(b) Janie's clothes are better than the other kids' clothes.
(c) Janie makes fun of the other girls.
(d) Janie talks differently than the other kids.

3. Who is elected mayor of Eatonville?
(a) Janie.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Matt.
(d) Joe.

4. What does Janie's husband do for Janie that Nanny says won't last for long?
(a) Sleeps on the couch.
(b) Chops the wood and carries it inside.
(c) Cooks dinner.
(d) Brushes her hair at night.

5. What do the townspeople do when the mule dies?
(a) They drag it out to the swamp for a ceremony.
(b) They bury it in Joe's back yard.
(c) They leave the carcass on Bonner's front porch.
(d) They cook it and eat it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janie's grandmother do to make things easier for Janie with the other black children?

2. What object in nature is symbolic of Janie's sexual awakening?

3. What is an alternate name for Eatonville?

4. When does Janie realize she is not white?

5. How did Janie's mother become pregnant with Janie?

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