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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Janie think of as a warning about what Tea Cake might do to her?
(a) Joe Starks.
(b) Pheoby Watson.
(c) Annie Tyler.
(d) Her grandmother.

3. Why don't the police make many arrests when the workers get drunk in town?
(a) They are afraid of the blacks.
(b) They are too lazy.
(c) There isn't enough jail space.
(d) They can't find anyone to arrest.

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

5. Where do the workers go to escape the storm?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Palm Beach.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Louisiana.

6. When is payday on the muck?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

7. What does Nunkie do to get Tea Cake's attention?
(a) Nunkie tells Tea Cake that Janie is cheating on him.
(b) Nunkie pretends to be sick for Tea Cake's sympathy
(c) Nunkie dresses provocatively.
(d) Nunkie teases and hits Tea Cake.

8. What does Hezekiah think of Tea Cake?
(a) He thinks Tea Cake is a criminal.
(b) He is jealous of Tea Cake.
(c) He thinks Janie is too good for Tea Cake.
(d) He thinks Tea Cake is a good man.

9. What symbol returns in Chapter 11 as a feeling that Tea Cake awakens in Janie?
(a) The head rag.
(b) The mule.
(c) The pear blossom.
(d) The spittoon.

10. 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.

11. What do the men who work with Tea Cake think of Mr. Turner?
(a) They are jealous of him.
(b) They think he's scared of his wife.
(c) They respect him.
(d) They think he is cruel to his wife.

12. When does Janie want to marry Tea Cake?
(a) As soon as Tea Cake gets a job.
(b) As soon as she can sell the store.
(c) At dawn.
(d) Once she has a baby.

13. What does Janie find under Tea Cake's pillow?
(a) Another woman's picture.
(b) A love note.
(c) Money.
(d) A loaded pistol.

14. What does Mr. Turner do when the restaurant is getting torn up?
(a) He helps his wife clean up.
(b) He runs home.
(c) He calls the police.
(d) He sits in the corner and smokes a pipe.

15. How do the townspeople feel about Janie's relationship with Tea Cake?
(a) They want them to get married.
(b) They are mad about it.
(c) They think Tea Cake should be mayor.
(d) They think Janie is taking advantage of Tea Cake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Janie and Tea Cake go in Chapter 14?

2. How much of the two hundred dollars is left when Tea Cake returns home?

3. After finishing her story, Janie tells Pheoby "Ah done been tuh de _________." (Fill in the blank)

4. What does Janie hide behind the stove?

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

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