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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What illness does Tea Cake contract?
(a) HIV.
(b) Rabies.
(c) The flu.
(d) Consumption.

2. What does Janie wear to Tea Cake's funeral?
(a) A black veil.
(b) A wedding dress.
(c) A satin dress.
(d) Overalls.

3. What does Mrs. Turner take pride in?
(a) Her good upbringing.
(b) Her husband's wealth.
(c) Her cooking.
(d) Her white features.

4. Why does Tea Cake beat Janie?
(a) He wants to show the Turners who is boss.
(b) He is drunk.
(c) Janie tries to leave him.
(d) Janie cheats on him.

5. How does Pheoby feel after Janie is done talking in Chapter 20?
(a) She's not satisfied with herself anymore.
(b) She is mad at Janie.
(c) She wants to move away.
(d) She is jealous.

6. How does Janie react to finding Tea Cake with Nunkie?
(a) She leaves Tea Cake.
(b) She kills Nunkie.
(c) She ignores the incident.
(d) She rages violently at Tea Cake.

7. How does Tea Cake tell Janie to treat Mrs. Turner?
(a) He tells Janie to feel sorry for Mrs. Turner.
(b) He tells Janie to give Mrs. Turner the cold shoulder.
(c) He tells Janie to make friends with her.
(d) He tells Janie to steal Mrs. Turner's money.

8. What do Janie and Tea Cake do when the picking season ends?
(a) They stay in the Everglades.
(b) They keep working the fields.
(c) They return to Eatonville.
(d) They go on a long vacation to Mexico.

9. What happens to Tea Cake as he and Janie are trying to get out of the water?
(a) He gets swept away by the wind.
(b) A cow kicks him in the face.
(c) Janie pushes him under water.
(d) A dog bites him on the cheek.

10. What emotion overtakes Janie in Chapter 15?
(a) Love.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Joy.

11. What does Tea Cake do when Janie cannot swim anymore?
(a) He pulls her with a rope.
(b) He carries her.
(c) He leaves her at a house.
(d) He gets a boat.

12. How long do the people on the muck stay mad at Janie?
(a) Six years.
(b) A week.
(c) Two days.
(d) A month.

13. After finishing her story, Janie tells Pheoby "Ah done been tuh de _________." (Fill in the blank)
(a) Horizon.
(b) Best place.
(c) Depths of hell.
(d) Whole world and back.

14. How do Tea Cake's friends react to his death?
(a) They try to help Janie escape.
(b) They are glad he is gone.
(c) They do not know he is dead.
(d) They are angry at Janie and want her prosecuted.

15. What does Tea Cake teach Janie how to do in the Everglades?
(a) How to sew.
(b) How to shoot.
(c) How to play guitar.
(d) How to cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Janie think of as a warning about what Tea Cake might do to her?

2. Where do the workers go to escape the storm?

3. Why don't the police make many arrests when the workers get drunk in town?

4. What color does Janie start wearing in Chapter 12?

5. Who does Mrs. Turner want Janie to marry?

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