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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object in nature is symbolic of Janie's sexual awakening?
(a) A ripe fruit.
(b) A blossoming tree.
(c) A sunrise.
(d) A sunset.

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

3. Who is wearing a pair of overalls in Chapter 1?
(a) Pheoby.
(b) Janie.
(c) Lulu.
(d) Tea Cake.

4. What are Janie's neighbors doing when she arrives home?
(a) The neighbors are gathered on Pheoby's front porch to gossip.
(b) The neighbors are building a barn.
(c) The neighbors are all asleep.
(d) The neighbors are hiding inside Janie's house to throw her a surprise party.

5. What does Janie have in her new home that none of the other blacks in town have?
(a) A wood-burning stove.
(b) An organ.
(c) A feather bed.
(d) A bathtub.

6. What do the men compare beating a woman to?
(a) Sinning against God.
(b) Teaching a lesson.
(c) Stepping on baby chickens.
(d) Cooking a hamburger.

7. What is Janie's maiden name?
(a) Crawford.
(b) Watson.
(c) Starks.
(d) Potter.

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

9. Logan says Janie acts like she thinks she is ______. (Fill in the blank)
(a) A man.
(b) A queen.
(c) Crippled.
(d) White.

10. How do the townspeople react to the scene between Jody and Janie in the store?
(a) They are embarrassed.
(b) They lose respect for Joe.
(c) They encourage Joe to beat Janie.
(d) They all leave the store.

11. How does Janie suggest that Tea Cake get home?
(a) On foot.
(b) By horse.
(c) By car.
(d) By train.

12. How old is Joe in Chapter 7?
(a) 65.
(b) 50.
(c) 80.
(d) 42.

13. What do Janie's neighbors want to know about her?
(a) Why she has come home.
(b) Where her boyfriend is.
(c) Where all her money is.
(d) All of the above.

14. What does Joe buy from Mr. Eaton?
(a) A mule.
(b) 200 more acres of land.
(c) A house.
(d) A dress for Janie.

15. Why does the house have no roof?
(a) Joe is too poor to fix the hole in the roof.
(b) Death needs no protection from the winds.
(c) Janie has moved into a shack by the water with no roof.
(d) A tornado has hit Pheoby's house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Joe Starks from?

2. What does Hurston say that Janie's grandmother pinched and tied around Janie's neck "tight enough to choke her"?

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

4. What does Joe do after the big fight with Janie?

5. How does Hezekiah behave in the store?

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