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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Janie do to get Joe's attention?
(a) She asks if he wants to come in and rest.
(b) She starts pumping the well for water.
(c) She throws a rock at him.
(d) She tells him he is handsome.

3. What is the subject of most of the jokes told on the porch?
(a) Joe's clothes.
(b) Matt Bonner's mule.
(c) Janie's hair.
(d) Women.

4. After they've been married for about a year, what does Logan tell Janie she can now do for herself?
(a) Bring the chopped wood inside.
(b) Move out of the house.
(c) Fix the wagon.
(d) Clean the house.

5. What does Joe say someone like Janie is "made to do"?
(a) Work the plow.
(b) Teach in a school.
(c) Sit on the porch and rock and fan herself.
(d) Work at a dress shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Eatonville named after?

2. When does Janie realize she is not white?

3. What do the townspeople do when the mule dies?

4. What does Joe think the town must do to be successful?

5. Who is elected mayor of Eatonville?

(see the answer key)

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