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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does everyone call the "boy" Janie left with?
(a) Tea Cake.
(b) Big Mouth.
(c) Rum Pan.
(d) Baby Boy.

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

3. How does Jody deal with his aging?
(a) He runs around with young girls.
(b) He berates Janie for her aging to make himself feel better.
(c) He hides in the back of the store so people won't see him.
(d) He gets plastic surgery.

4. What do the men compare beating a woman to?
(a) Stepping on baby chickens.
(b) Cooking a hamburger.
(c) Teaching a lesson.
(d) Sinning against God.

5. Jody says all women need telling, just like ____________. (Fill in the blank)
(a) Children and chickens and cows.
(b) Black people.
(c) Servants.
(d) Men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joe get mad at Janie in Chapter 6?

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

3. What does Janie feel for Joe as he dies?

4. How does Janie feel about Tea Cake at the end of Chapter 10?

5. How does Hezekiah behave in the store?

(see the answer key)

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