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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Janie's grandmother do to make things easier for Janie with the other black children?
(a) She sends Janie to a different school.
(b) She homeschools Janie.
(c) She buys them some land and their own house.
(d) She yells at the other children.

2. What do Tea Cake and Janie drink at the store?
(a) Wine.
(b) Rum.
(c) Coca Cola.
(d) Root beer.

3. Who is wearing a pair of overalls in Chapter 1?
(a) Tea Cake.
(b) Janie.
(c) Pheoby.
(d) Lulu.

4. Why doesn't Janie leave Jody?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She has nowhere to go.
(c) She truly loves him.
(d) She is afraid he will find her.

5. Where is everyone headed in Chapter 10?
(a) To a barbecue in Janie's honor.
(b) To Orlando for the season.
(c) To a ball game in Winter Park.
(d) To church.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Janie feel about Tea Cake at the end of Chapter 10?

2. What surprises Jody and Janie about Eatonville?

3. Whose house has no roof?

4. What does Janie use as a weapon in Chapter 7?

5. What does Janie have to do when Logan goes to Lake City for the day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Tea Cake different than the other men in Janie's life?

2. Describe Joe Starks' appearance.

3. Describe Jody's appearance in Chapter 7.

4. Describe the scene that occurs in the store in Chapter 7.

5. What are some of the reasons Nanny says that Janie should feel lucky to be married to Logan?

6. Describe Joe's funeral.

7. How does Logan seem to feel about the possibility of Janie leaving him?

8. Explain how Janie earns the name "Alphabet."

9. Describe what happens with the mule in Chapter 6.

10. How do the men in Eatonville view women?

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