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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item of Joe's are the residents of Eatonville envious of?
(a) His feathered hat.
(b) His wife.
(c) His gold spittoon.
(d) His silk suit.

3. What does Mr. Turner do when the restaurant is getting torn up?
(a) He sits in the corner and smokes a pipe.
(b) He calls the police.
(c) He runs home.
(d) He helps his wife clean up.

4. Why don't the police make many arrests when the workers get drunk in town?
(a) They are afraid of the blacks.
(b) They are too lazy.
(c) They can't find anyone to arrest.
(d) There isn't enough jail space.

5. What does Janie hide behind the stove?
(a) Tea Cake's pistol.
(b) A train ticket.
(c) Her money.
(d) A rifle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janie use as a weapon in Chapter 7?

2. What does Nanny do to avoid being whipped by the plantation Mistress?

3. Who stays, then flees, with Tea Cake and Janie?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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