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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the townspeople do when the mule dies?
(a) They drag it out to the swamp for a ceremony.
(b) They leave the carcass on Bonner's front porch.
(c) They bury it in Joe's back yard.
(d) They cook it and eat it.

2. 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) Bring the chopped wood inside.
(c) Fix the wagon.
(d) Move out of the house.

3. What does Joe want the town to have that the men of Eatonville say the white men won't give him?
(a) A mayor.
(b) A paved road.
(c) A post office.
(d) A church.

4. What does Janie's husband do for Janie that Nanny says won't last for long?
(a) Cooks dinner.
(b) Chops the wood and carries it inside.
(c) Sleeps on the couch.
(d) Brushes her hair at night.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What surprises Jody and Janie about Eatonville?

3. Who does Janie marry in Chapter 3?

4. What time of day is it when the novel begins?

5. What does Nanny do to avoid being whipped by the plantation Mistress?

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