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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Tea Cake beat Janie?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He wants to show the Turners who is boss.
(c) Janie cheats on him.
(d) Janie tries to leave him.

2. What does Hurston compare Janie's funeral veil to?
(a) A party mask.
(b) A bridal veil.
(c) A wall of stone and steel.
(d) A burial shroud.

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

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

5. Where do the workers go to escape the storm?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Palm Beach.
(d) Georgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first line of the novel is "Ships at a distance have every man's _________ on board." (Fill in the blank)

2. How is Nunkie's appearance described?

3. What do Tea Cake and Janie drink at the store?

4. Who sends Pheoby to have a talk with Janie about Tea Cake?

5. Who is elected mayor of Eatonville?

(see the answer key)

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