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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the townspeople react to the scene between Jody and Janie in the store?
(a) They all leave the store.
(b) They lose respect for Joe.
(c) They encourage Joe to beat Janie.
(d) They are embarrassed.

2. What does Janie tell Pheoby she wants to get married again for?
(a) Safety.
(b) Fame.
(c) Love.
(d) Money.

3. Who is elected mayor of Eatonville?
(a) Janie.
(b) Matt.
(c) Joe.
(d) Nanny.

4. How did Janie's mother become pregnant with Janie?
(a) She spent the night with a white man.
(b) Nanny sells her to a white man.
(c) She married a soldier.
(d) She was raped by the school teacher.

5. The first line of the novel is "Ships at a distance have every man's _________ on board." (Fill in the blank)
(a) Wife.
(b) Wish.
(c) Cargo.
(d) Sorrow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are Janie's neighbors doing when she arrives home?

3. For how long does Janie wear black to signify her mourning over Joe?

4. What does Joe's death mean to Janie?

5. What surprises Jody and Janie about Eatonville?

(see the answer key)

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