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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joe do to hurt Janie in Chapter 8?
(a) Sells all of her clothes .
(b) Refuses food from her.
(c) Moves another woman into the house.
(d) Tells the doctor not to tell her anything.

2. What is Pheoby's husband's name?
(a) Marlin.
(b) Bill.
(c) Sam.
(d) Jeffrey.

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

4. What is the rumor going around about Joe's illness?
(a) People think that Janie poisoned him.
(b) People think that he is an alcoholic.
(c) People say his heart is broken.
(d) People think he is faking sick because he is embarrassed.

5. Why does the house have no roof?
(a) Death needs no protection from the winds.
(b) Joe is too poor to fix the hole in the roof.
(c) A tornado has hit Pheoby's house.
(d) Janie has moved into a shack by the water with no roof.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men compare beating a woman to?

2. What does Janie do to get Joe's attention?

3. What does Janie eat for dinner in Chapter 1?

4. What action does Hurston compare Jody's harsh words to Janie in the store to?

5. What song is played at Joe's funeral?

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