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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After they've been married for about a year, what does Logan tell Janie she can now do for herself?
(a) Bring the chopped wood inside.
(b) Fix the wagon.
(c) Clean the house.
(d) Move out of the house.

2. What is Janie doing when Pheoby comes to see her?
(a) Making dinner.
(b) Writing a letter.
(c) Washing her dress.
(d) Soaking and washing her feet.

3. How do the townspeople react to the scene between Jody and Janie in the store?
(a) They lose respect for Joe.
(b) They all leave the store.
(c) They are embarrassed.
(d) They encourage Joe to beat Janie.

4. What does Jody do when Janie burns his breakfast.
(a) He throws the food out the window.
(b) He kicks her out of the house.
(c) He slaps her face.
(d) He tells her it's okay.

5. Who helps Janie in the store after Joe is dead?
(a) Hezekiah.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Tea Cake.
(d) Pheoby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janie like about the store?

2. What does Nanny call the "very prong all us black women gits hung on"?

3. What does Janie want to seek instead of things?

4. What symbolic object does Janie keep returning to in the days before her wedding?

5. What is Janie's response to Joe's anger in the store after he chastises her?

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