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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mrs. Turner want Janie to marry?
(a) Tea Cake.
(b) Her brother.
(c) A white man.
(d) The mayor.

2. How does Janie feel about Tea Cake at the end of Chapter 10?
(a) She is annoyed with him.
(b) She thinks he is a thief.
(c) She is afraid of him.
(d) She feels like she's known him all her life.

3. What do the men who try to court Janie really want?
(a) Her wisdom.
(b) Her money.
(c) Her body.
(d) Her store.

4. How much of the two hundred dollars is left when Tea Cake returns home?
(a) All of it.
(b) Twelve dollars.
(c) Nothing.
(d) 100 dollars.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Janie start wearing in Chapter 12?

2. What does Joe do after the big fight with Janie?

3. Why don't the police make many arrests when the workers get drunk in town?

4. How old is Joe in Chapter 7?

5. What does Mrs. Turner take pride in?

(see the answer key)

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