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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Janie marry in Chapter 3?
(a) Joe Brown.
(b) Tea Cake.
(c) Hezekia.
(d) Logan Killicks.

2. What nickname does Janie have as a child?
(a) Alphabet.
(b) Baby Girl.
(c) Little One.
(d) Sassy.

3. What are Janie's neighbors doing when she arrives home?
(a) The neighbors are hiding inside Janie's house to throw her a surprise party.
(b) The neighbors are gathered on Pheoby's front porch to gossip.
(c) The neighbors are building a barn.
(d) The neighbors are all asleep.

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

5. What do the other children tease Janie about?
(a) Janie's poor family.
(b) The hound dogs chasing Janie's father.
(c) The way Janie's grandmother talks.
(d) Janie's good grades in school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event in Chapter 2 signals the end of Janie's childhood?

2. What do Janie's neighbors want to know about her?

3. How did Janie's mother become pregnant with Janie?

4. The first line of the novel is "Ships at a distance have every man's _________ on board." (Fill in the blank)

5. What object in nature is symbolic of Janie's sexual awakening?

(see the answer key)

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