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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) Janie's grandmother.
(c) Lady Eaton of Georgia.
(d) Mr. Eaton, who donated the land to the blacks.

2. What does Janie use as a weapon in Chapter 7?
(a) Her hair.
(b) Words.
(c) Her fists.
(d) Produce.

3. What does Joe do to hurt Janie in Chapter 8?
(a) Moves another woman into the house.
(b) Tells the doctor not to tell her anything.
(c) Refuses food from her.
(d) Sells all of her clothes .

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

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

6. When does Janie realize she is not white?
(a) When she looks in the mirror.
(b) When she sees a picture of herself with the white children.
(c) When the kids at school tease her.
(d) When her grandmother tells her.

7. What does Janie's husband do for Janie that Nanny says won't last for long?
(a) Cooks dinner.
(b) Sleeps on the couch.
(c) Chops the wood and carries it inside.
(d) Brushes her hair at night.

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

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

10. Who tells Janie about this rumor?
(a) Joe Starks.
(b) Matt Bonner.
(c) Logan Killicks.
(d) Pheoby Watson.

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

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

13. Jody says all women need telling, just like ____________. (Fill in the blank)
(a) Servants.
(b) Black people.
(c) Children and chickens and cows.
(d) Men.

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

15. What event in Chapter 2 signals the end of Janie's childhood?
(a) Nanny telling her it's time to get married.
(b) Johnny Taylor kissing her.
(c) Janie leaving home.
(d) Janie graduating from high school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "pound of knuckle pudding"?

2. Where does Janie get married?

3. How did Janie's mother become pregnant with Janie?

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

5. What does Janie find difficult about tending the store?

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