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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion is personified in Chapter 9 as something that Janie asks questions of at night?
(a) Lonesomeness.
(b) Joy.
(c) Love.
(d) Sadness.

2. What does everyone call the "boy" Janie left with?
(a) Baby Boy.
(b) Rum Pan.
(c) Big Mouth.
(d) Tea Cake.

3. What is the first thing Janie does once Joe is dead?
(a) She covers Joe's face.
(b) She runs to get the doctor.
(c) She breaks his spittoon.
(d) She lets down her hair.

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

5. What nickname does Janie have as a child?
(a) Alphabet.
(b) Sassy.
(c) Little One.
(d) Baby Girl.

6. What action does Hurston compare Jody's harsh words to Janie in the store to?
(a) Kicking a mule.
(b) Hugging a child.
(c) Stripping a woman on a crowded street.
(d) Beating a dog.

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

8. After they've been married for about a year, what does Logan tell Janie she can now do for herself?
(a) Clean the house.
(b) Bring the chopped wood inside.
(c) Move out of the house.
(d) Fix the wagon.

9. What does Joe think the town must do to be successful?
(a) Pay him for his advice.
(b) Start a city council.
(c) Build a bridge.
(d) Incorporate.

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

11. What does Logan say that he and Nanny have done to Janie?
(a) Beaten her.
(b) Ruined her appetite.
(c) Spoiled her.
(d) Raised her from birth.

12. Who does Janie say is the only person Joe ever listened to?
(a) Himself.
(b) Janie.
(c) His mother.
(d) God.

13. What do the other children tease Janie about?
(a) Janie's good grades in school.
(b) The way Janie's grandmother talks.
(c) The hound dogs chasing Janie's father.
(d) Janie's poor family.

14. Why do the other black children pick on Janie all the time?
(a) Janie gets better grades than them.
(b) Janie's clothes are better than the other kids' clothes.
(c) Janie talks differently than the other kids.
(d) Janie makes fun of the other girls.

15. What does Jody do when Janie burns his breakfast.
(a) He tells her it's okay.
(b) He kicks her out of the house.
(c) He throws the food out the window.
(d) He slaps her face.

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. Who tells Janie about this rumor?

3. What is Pheoby's husband's name?

4. What does Janie eat for dinner in Chapter 1?

5. What does Janie do to get Joe's attention?

(see the answer keys)

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