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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Eatonville named after?
(a) Joe Starks' first wife.
(b) Lady Eaton of Georgia.
(c) Janie's grandmother.
(d) Mr. Eaton, who donated the land to the blacks.

2. Why does Joe buy the mule?
(a) He wants to impress the other men.
(b) He needs the mule to work his land.
(c) He wants Janie to take care of the mule.
(d) He overhears Janie saying that the mule needs rest.

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

4. What do Tea Cake and Janie drink at the store?
(a) Rum.
(b) Wine.
(c) Root beer.
(d) Coca Cola.

5. How does Jody deal with his aging?
(a) He runs around with young girls.
(b) He hides in the back of the store so people won't see him.
(c) He berates Janie for her aging to make himself feel better.
(d) He gets plastic surgery.

6. Where is everyone headed in Chapter 10?
(a) To Orlando for the season.
(b) To a ball game in Winter Park.
(c) To a barbecue in Janie's honor.
(d) To church.

7. What does Janie have to do when Logan goes to Lake City for the day?
(a) Go to the grocery store.
(b) Cut up potatoes.
(c) Pack him a lunch.
(d) Plow the field.

8. What does Nanny do to avoid being whipped by the plantation Mistress?
(a) She calls the police.
(b) She kills the Mistress.
(c) She runs away into the woods with her baby.
(d) She runs away with the Master.

9. How did Janie's mother become pregnant with Janie?
(a) She spent the night with a white man.
(b) She was raped by the school teacher.
(c) Nanny sells her to a white man.
(d) She married a soldier.

10. What does Joe say someone like Janie is "made to do"?
(a) Teach in a school.
(b) Work the plow.
(c) Sit on the porch and rock and fan herself.
(d) Work at a dress shop.

11. Who is Janie's best friend?
(a) Annie.
(b) Lulu.
(c) Pheoby.
(d) Pearl.

12. What does Janie feel for Joe as he dies?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Pity.
(c) Anger.
(d) Revenge.

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

14. What makes the Mistress suspect that Nanny's newborn baby is part white?
(a) The baby is always hidden .
(b) The plantation Master sends the baby away.
(c) The baby's gray eyes and yellow hair.
(d) The baby's fair skin.

15. What is Janie doing when Pheoby comes to see her?
(a) Making dinner.
(b) Writing a letter.
(c) Soaking and washing her feet.
(d) Washing her dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Janie feel about Tea Cake at the end of Chapter 10?

2. What has been Joe's source of power so far in the novel?

3. Who is wearing a pair of overalls in Chapter 1?

4. What does Tea Cake help Janie with at the end of the night?

5. Who helps Janie in the store after Joe is dead?

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