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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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) He gets swept away by the wind.
(c) A cow kicks him in the face.
(d) Janie pushes him under water.

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

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

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

9. How does Janie know the hurricane is coming?
(a) She sees the storm coming in the sky.
(b) The Seminoles tell her.
(c) Tea Cake tells her.
(d) She hears about it on the radio.

10. Where do Janie and Tea Cake go in Chapter 14?
(a) Eatonville.
(b) Jacksonville.
(c) The Everglades.
(d) Orlando.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tea Cake tell Janie to treat Mrs. Turner?

2. Why does Tea Cake beat Janie?

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

4. What does Janie "pull in and drape over her shoulder" at the end of the novel?

5. How do the townspeople feel about Janie's relationship with Tea Cake?

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