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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tea Cake say that Nunkie did to draw him away from the crowd in the fields?
(a) She made the job foreman move him.
(b) She threw his hat across the field.
(c) She took his working tickets.
(d) She told him he was supposed to work in another area.

2. How do the men in town feel about Jody toward the end of Chapter 5?
(a) They are resentful of the way he exercises his power like a white man.
(b) They look up to him like a god.
(c) They are mad at him for building the store.
(d) They are grateful for his generousity.

3. What does Nunkie do to get Tea Cake's attention?
(a) Nunkie tells Tea Cake that Janie is cheating on him.
(b) Nunkie teases and hits Tea Cake.
(c) Nunkie pretends to be sick for Tea Cake's sympathy
(d) Nunkie dresses provocatively.

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

5. After they've been married for about a year, what does Logan tell Janie she can now do for herself?
(a) Clean the house.
(b) Move out of the house.
(c) Bring the chopped wood inside.
(d) Fix the wagon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Janie leave Jody?

2. What is the subject of most of the jokes told on the porch?

3. Logan says Janie acts like she thinks she is ______. (Fill in the blank)

4. When does Janie want to marry Tea Cake?

5. When does Janie realize she is not white?

(see the answer key)

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