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

2. Why doesn't Janie leave Jody?
(a) She is afraid he will find her.
(b) She truly loves him.
(c) She has nowhere to go.
(d) She is pregnant.

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

4. What do Tea Cake and Janie drink at the store?
(a) Root beer.
(b) Rum.
(c) Coca Cola.
(d) Wine.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nanny do to avoid being whipped by the plantation Mistress?

2. Who does Janie marry in Chapter 3?

3. Where is Joe Starks from?

4. What do the other children tease Janie about?

5. What does Joe's death mean to Janie?

(see the answer key)

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