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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Janie's neighbors want to know about her?
(a) Where her boyfriend is.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Why she has come home.
(d) Where all her money is.

3. Why do the other black children pick on Janie all the time?
(a) Janie gets better grades than them.
(b) Janie's clothes are better than the other kids' clothes.
(c) Janie talks differently than the other kids.
(d) Janie makes fun of the other girls.

4. When does Janie realize she is not white?
(a) When her grandmother tells her.
(b) When she sees a picture of herself with the white children.
(c) When the kids at school tease her.
(d) When she looks in the mirror.

5. What is Janie's maiden name?
(a) Starks.
(b) Potter.
(c) Watson.
(d) Crawford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Janie's neighbors doing when she arrives home?

2. How many acres does Janie's new home sit on?

3. What does Janie's grandmother do to make things easier for Janie with the other black children?

4. What is the first thing Nanny thinks Janie is upset about when Janie comes to visit her in Chapter 3?

5. What does Janie eat for dinner in Chapter 1?

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