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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tea Cake do when he returns to the store that melts Janie's decided coldness toward him?
(a) He brings her flowers.
(b) He buys all the sodas she has in the store.
(c) He plays an imaginary guitar.
(d) He asks her to marry him.

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

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

4. Why does Mrs. Turner like Janie?
(a) Because Janie is from Eatonville.
(b) Because Janie visits the restaurant every day.
(c) Because Janie is fair-skinned.
(d) Because Janie has money.

5. What does Janie tell Pheoby she wants to get married again for?
(a) Safety.
(b) Fame.
(c) Money.
(d) Love.

6. Tea Cake tells Janie she is enough to make a man forget to _________. (Fill in the blank)
(a) Breathe.
(b) Get old and die.
(c) Wake up in the morning.
(d) Go to work.

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

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

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

10. What does Tea Cake want to protect Janie from?
(a) The cruelty of the world.
(b) The lustful men in town.
(c) The dangerous bars in town.
(d) The commonness of the railroad workers.

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

12. Who sends Pheoby to have a talk with Janie about Tea Cake?
(a) Sam Watson.
(b) Dr. Lawrence.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Matt Bonner.

13. What does Janie leave Eatonville wearing?
(a) A funeral veil.
(b) A wedding dress.
(c) A blue dress.
(d) Overalls.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long do the people on the muck stay mad at Janie?

3. How does Janie react to finding Tea Cake with Nunkie?

4. How do the other men feel about Tea Cake's beating Janie?

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

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