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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Tea Cake in Eatonville?
(a) He has come to court Janie.
(b) He wants to buy Janie's store.
(c) He thought the ball game was there.
(d) He is looking for a job.

2. What does Janie like about the store?
(a) The independence she feels by running the store.
(b) That she gets to work with Joe.
(c) The people who visit her.
(d) The conversations on the porch.

3. What do the men compare beating a woman to?
(a) Stepping on baby chickens.
(b) Teaching a lesson.
(c) Sinning against God.
(d) Cooking a hamburger.

4. What does Joe think the town must do to be successful?
(a) Start a city council.
(b) Incorporate.
(c) Build a bridge.
(d) Pay him for his advice.

5. What does Janie find unattractive about her husband in Chapter 3?
(a) He doesn't wash his feet before bed.
(b) His belly.
(c) All of the above.
(d) His toenails.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Janie compare Jody to in her speech?

2. What does Joe do to hurt Janie in Chapter 8?

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

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

5. What do Tea Cake and Janie drink at the store?

(see the answer key)

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