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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Janie's mother become pregnant with Janie?
(a) She spent the night with a white man.
(b) Nanny sells her to a white man.
(c) She married a soldier.
(d) She was raped by the school teacher.

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

3. How many acres does Janie's new home sit on?
(a) 60 acres.
(b) 100 acres.
(c) 10 acres.
(d) 1 acre.

4. Why does Joe get mad at Janie in Chapter 6?
(a) She yells at him on the porch.
(b) She wears lipstick to church.
(c) She has an affair with another man.
(d) He cannot find a bill of lading in the store.

5. What item of Joe's are the residents of Eatonville envious of?
(a) His wife.
(b) His feathered hat.
(c) His gold spittoon.
(d) His silk suit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Janie take notice of Joe Starks?

2. When does Janie realize she is not white?

3. What does Hurston compare Janie to in Chapter 7?

4. What does Janie have in her new home that none of the other blacks in town have?

5. What do the residents of Eatonville hold a barbecue in celebration of?

(see the answer key)

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