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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first line of the novel is "Ships at a distance have every man's _________ on board." (Fill in the blank)
(a) Wish.
(b) Wife.
(c) Cargo.
(d) Sorrow.

2. What does Logan want Janie to do while she is making breakfast?
(a) Help him move the manure pile.
(b) Bring him some water.
(c) Go into town for groceries.
(d) Help him shoe a horse.

3. What surprises Jody and Janie about Eatonville?
(a) How large the town is.
(b) How many people live there.
(c) How small it is.
(d) That there are no blacks there.

4. How old do the neighbors think Janie is when she returns home in Chapter 1?
(a) 55.
(b) 25.
(c) 40.
(d) 18.

5. Who is wearing a pair of overalls in Chapter 1?
(a) Lulu.
(b) Pheoby.
(c) Janie.
(d) Tea Cake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the family Nanny works for?

2. What does Janie's husband do for Janie that Nanny says won't last for long?

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

4. Who is Janie's best friend?

5. What does Joe build in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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