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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day is it when the novel begins?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Daybreak.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Lunch time.

2. 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) He cannot find a bill of lading in the store.
(d) She has an affair with another man.

3. Besides Janie's wedding, what other major event occurs in Chapter 3?
(a) Nanny dies.
(b) Logan dies.
(c) Janie divorces Logan.
(d) Janie has a baby.

4. What do Tea Cake and Janie drink at the store?
(a) Wine.
(b) Root beer.
(c) Coca Cola.
(d) Rum.

5. What does Janie's grandmother do to make things easier for Janie with the other black children?
(a) She buys them some land and their own house.
(b) She homeschools Janie.
(c) She sends Janie to a different school.
(d) She yells at the other children.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Janie want to marry Tea Cake?

2. What does Jody do when Janie burns his breakfast.

3. What does Joe want the town to have that the men of Eatonville say the white men won't give him?

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

5. What dessert do Tea Cake and Janie enjoy on the porch?

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