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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. Where is Joe Starks from?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Texas.
(c) Up north.
(d) Miami.

2. What does Nanny call the "very prong all us black women gits hung on"?
(a) Money.
(b) Family.
(c) Love.
(d) Safety.

3. How does Janie suggest that Tea Cake get home?
(a) By car.
(b) On foot.
(c) By horse.
(d) By train.

4. What does Joe want the town to have that the men of Eatonville say the white men won't give him?
(a) A mayor.
(b) A post office.
(c) A paved road.
(d) A church.

5. What does Janie do that upsets Joe in the store in Chapter 7?
(a) She flirts with a customer.
(b) She drops a crate of produce.
(c) She cuts a plug of tobacco incorrectly.
(d) She sits around and will not work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janie do at home after the funeral?

2. What is a "pound of knuckle pudding"?

3. For how long does Janie wear black to signify her mourning over Joe?

4. Why doesn't Janie leave Jody?

5. Who does Janie marry in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Joe's opinion of Eatonville when he first arrives?

2. How do the people of Eatonville view Joe Starks?

3. How do the neighborhood women seem to feel about Janie?

4. How is death personified in Chapter 8?

5. What events in Chapter 4 reveal a change in Janie and Logan's marriage?

6. What things about Janie make Joe jealous?

7. Describe Janie's appearance.

8. What does Janie think about Joe buying the mule?

9. Describe Nanny's reaction, in Chapter 3, to hearing that Janie is unhappy.

10. Describe your impression of the relationship between Pheoby and Janie.

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