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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tea Cake say he will come back to visit Janie?
(a) To pay her for his groceries.
(b) To take her out to dinner.
(c) To bring her flowers.
(d) To teach her more about checkers.

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

3. What dessert do Tea Cake and Janie enjoy on the porch?
(a) Oranges and lemonade.
(b) Ice cream and coffee.
(c) Milk and cookies.
(d) Pound cake and lemonade.

4. Nanny tells Janie not to worry about love when she has _______. (Fill in the blank)
(a) A husband.
(b) A new house.
(c) Money.
(d) Protection.

5. What object in nature is symbolic of Janie's sexual awakening?
(a) A ripe fruit.
(b) A sunrise.
(c) A sunset.
(d) A blossoming tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Janie does once Joe is dead?

2. What is Janie's maiden name?

3. When does Janie realize she is not white?

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

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

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