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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) A dog bites him on the cheek.
(b) Janie pushes him under water.
(c) He gets swept away by the wind.
(d) A cow kicks him in the face.

2. What color does Janie start wearing in Chapter 12?
(a) Black .
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) White.

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

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

5. Why does Tea Cake want to stay on the muck?
(a) He does not like moving around.
(b) He does not want to lose a day of work.
(c) He is not afraid of hurricanes.
(d) He does not want to leave Janie.

6. Who is Mrs. Turner?
(a) The mayor's wife.
(b) The owner of a restaurant in town.
(c) Janie's sister.
(d) Tea Cake's cousin.

7. How does Tea Cake intend to win Janie's money back?
(a) By selling everything he has.
(b) By working all month.
(c) By gambling.
(d) By robbing a bank.

8. What does Janie take with her when she leaves?
(a) Her blue dress.
(b) The seeds Tea Cake wanted to plant.
(c) A photo of Tea Cake.
(d) A pistol.

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

10. How is Nunkie's appearance described?
(a) Nunkie looks like a movie star.
(b) Nunkie is chunky.
(c) Nunkie is tall and thin.
(d) Nunkie is white.

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

12. When do the townspeople take notice of Janie's spending so much time with Tea Cake?
(a) After she is late opening the store every day.
(b) After the picnic.
(c) After he starts working at the store.
(d) After he is seen leaving her house one morning.

13. What does Janie "pull in and drape over her shoulder" at the end of the novel?
(a) A warm blanket.
(b) Tea Cake's sweater.
(c) The horizon.
(d) Her whole life.

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

15. How old is Tea Cake?
(a) 25.
(b) 38.
(c) 40.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men who work with Tea Cake think of Mr. Turner?

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

3. What does Hezekiah think of Tea Cake?

4. What does Tea Cake do when Janie cannot swim anymore?

5. Where do all the workers from the muck go for fun?

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