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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is elected mayor of Eatonville?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Matt.
(c) Janie.
(d) Joe.

2. Nanny tells Janie not to worry about love when she has _______. (Fill in the blank)
(a) A new house.
(b) Money.
(c) Protection.
(d) A husband.

3. What does Nanny do to avoid being whipped by the plantation Mistress?
(a) She runs away into the woods with her baby.
(b) She runs away with the Master.
(c) She kills the Mistress.
(d) She calls the police.

4. What does Nanny call the "very prong all us black women gits hung on"?
(a) Money.
(b) Safety.
(c) Family.
(d) Love.

5. Where is Joe Starks from?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Up north.
(c) Texas.
(d) Miami.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an alternate name for Eatonville?

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

3. Why do the other black children pick on Janie all the time?

4. Who does Nanny propose that Janie marry?

5. How do the men in town feel about Jody toward the end of Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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