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

2. What do Janie's neighbors want to know about her?
(a) Where all her money is.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Where her boyfriend is.
(d) Why she has come home.

3. What does Hurston compare Janie to in Chapter 7?
(a) A rainbow.
(b) A child.
(c) A mule.
(d) A rut in the road.

4. Where is Joe Starks from?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Miami.
(c) Up north.
(d) Texas.

5. What does Hurston say that Janie's grandmother pinched and tied around Janie's neck "tight enough to choke her"?
(a) Anger.
(b) Safety.
(c) The horizon.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Janie do that upsets Joe in the store in Chapter 7?

3. What surprises Jody and Janie about Eatonville?

4. What does everyone call the "boy" Janie left with?

5. What does Joe do to hurt Janie in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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