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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object in nature is symbolic of Janie's sexual awakening?
(a) A sunrise.
(b) A ripe fruit.
(c) A blossoming tree.
(d) A sunset.

2. Why doesn't Janie leave Jody?
(a) She truly loves him.
(b) She is afraid he will find her.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She has nowhere to go.

3. Where does Janie get married?
(a) In Miami.
(b) In the Washburns' back yard.
(c) In Nanny's parlor.
(d) At the Baptist church.

4. What emotion is personified in Chapter 9 as something that Janie asks questions of at night?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Love.
(c) Lonesomeness.
(d) Joy.

5. What does Joe ask Janie to do?
(a) Kill her husband.
(b) Leave Logan and marry him.
(c) Mend his socks.
(d) Cut her hair off.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janie find unattractive about her husband in Chapter 3?

2. Why does Joe not allow Janie to participate in the social scene around the store?

3. What has been Joe's source of power so far in the novel?

4. Who is Janie's best friend?

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

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