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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Joe want the town to have that the men of Eatonville say the white men won't give him?
(a) A mayor.
(b) A church.
(c) A paved road.
(d) A post office.

3. What emotion overtakes Janie in Chapter 15?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Joy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Love.

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

5. What do the residents of Eatonville hold a barbecue in celebration of?
(a) The first street lamp in town.
(b) The first paved road in town.
(c) Joe and Janie's wedding.
(d) The end of slavery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joe not allow Janie to participate in the social scene around the store?

2. What makes the Mistress suspect that Nanny's newborn baby is part white?

3. Besides Janie's wedding, what other major event occurs in Chapter 3?

4. For how long does Janie wear black to signify her mourning over Joe?

5. Why does the house have no roof?

(see the answer key)

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