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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the cause of Joe's illness.
(a) He has been poisoned.
(b) He drinks too much.
(c) He has a broken heart.
(d) His kidneys are shutting down.

3. What does Janie keep waiting for after her marriage?
(a) To move to another city.
(b) To get a new dress.
(c) To have a baby.
(d) To fall in love with her husband.

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

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

6. What does Logan want Janie to do while she is making breakfast?
(a) Go into town for groceries.
(b) Help him shoe a horse.
(c) Bring him some water.
(d) Help him move the manure pile.

7. What is the name of the family Nanny works for?
(a) Little.
(b) Smith.
(c) Washburn.
(d) Crawford.

8. What does Joe make Janie do (out of jealousy)?
(a) He makes her stay in the house all day.
(b) He makes her tie up her hair when she is in the store.
(c) He makes her mop the floors of the store.
(d) He makes her wear an ugly dress.

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

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

11. What actually kills Joe?
(a) He drinks poison.
(b) Janie suffocates him.
(c) A shot fired through the window.
(d) The last effort to lash out at Janie.

12. What is Pheoby's husband's name?
(a) Marlin.
(b) Sam.
(c) Jeffrey.
(d) Bill.

13. What does Janie do that upsets Joe in the store in Chapter 7?
(a) She drops a crate of produce.
(b) She cuts a plug of tobacco incorrectly.
(c) She flirts with a customer.
(d) She sits around and will not work.

14. Who comes into the store while everyone is away?
(a) Joe.
(b) Tea Cake.
(c) Hezekiah.
(d) Pheoby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tea Cake's given name?

2. What does Logan say that he and Nanny have done to Janie?

3. What makes Janie take notice of Joe Starks?

4. How old is Janie in Chapter 7?

5. What action does Hurston compare Jody's harsh words to Janie in the store to?

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