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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an alternate name for Eatonville?
(a) East Tampa.
(b) West Maitland.
(c) Oxford.
(d) The Everglades.

2. What is a "pound of knuckle pudding"?
(a) A hand cream.
(b) A beating with the fists.
(c) A meat pie.
(d) A baked treat.

3. What does Hurston compare Janie to in Chapter 7?
(a) A rainbow.
(b) A mule.
(c) A rut in the road.
(d) A child.

4. What happens to Tea Cake as he and Janie are trying to get out of the water?
(a) Janie pushes him under water.
(b) A dog bites him on the cheek.
(c) He gets swept away by the wind.
(d) A cow kicks him in the face.

5. 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) Safety.
(d) The horizon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janie hide behind the stove?

2. How does Jody deal with his aging?

3. Who is Janie's best friend?

4. What song is played at Joe's funeral?

5. Why is Tea Cake in Eatonville?

(see the answer key)

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