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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Janie do at home after the funeral?
(a) She cries herself to sleep.
(b) She burns her head rags.
(c) She packs her bags to leave town.
(d) She burns all of Joe's belongings.

2. When does Janie want to marry Tea Cake?
(a) At dawn.
(b) As soon as Tea Cake gets a job.
(c) Once she has a baby.
(d) As soon as she can sell the store.

3. What does Joe do after the big fight with Janie?
(a) He moves into another bedroom in the house.
(b) He tells Janie to pack up and leave him.
(c) He apologizes to Janie.
(d) He closes down the store.

4. How does Tea Cake tell Janie to treat Mrs. Turner?
(a) He tells Janie to give Mrs. Turner the cold shoulder.
(b) He tells Janie to feel sorry for Mrs. Turner.
(c) He tells Janie to steal Mrs. Turner's money.
(d) He tells Janie to make friends with her.

5. Tea Cake tells Janie she is enough to make a man forget to _________. (Fill in the blank)
(a) Breathe.
(b) Get old and die.
(c) Wake up in the morning.
(d) Go to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joe not allow Janie to participate in the social scene around the store?

2. What does Janie find under Tea Cake's pillow?

3. What does Janie wear to Tea Cake's funeral?

4. Who does Nanny propose that Janie marry?

5. What does Janie find unattractive about her husband in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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