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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the cause of Joe's illness.
(a) He has a broken heart.
(b) He has been poisoned.
(c) He drinks too much.
(d) His kidneys are shutting down.

2. What makes Janie take notice of Joe Starks?
(a) He is running into town.
(b) His clothes and the way he walks.
(c) His dirty face.
(d) He whistles at her.

3. What do the other children tease Janie about?
(a) Janie's good grades in school.
(b) The way Janie's grandmother talks.
(c) Janie's poor family.
(d) The hound dogs chasing Janie's father.

4. Why does Tea Cake beat Janie?
(a) He wants to show the Turners who is boss.
(b) Janie cheats on him.
(c) Janie tries to leave him.
(d) He is drunk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janie do in Eatonville?

2. What does Janie have to do when Logan goes to Lake City for the day?

3. What does Janie realize she feels for her grandmother?

4. What does Janie find unattractive about her husband in Chapter 3?

5. How does Janie feel about Tea Cake at the end of Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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