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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 item of Joe's are the residents of Eatonville envious of?
(a) His silk suit.
(b) His gold spittoon.
(c) His feathered hat.
(d) His wife.

2. Where does Janie get a doctor from?
(a) Maitland.
(b) Georgia.
(c) The Mayo Clinic.
(d) Orlando.

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

4. Why does the house have no roof?
(a) Joe is too poor to fix the hole in the roof.
(b) Janie has moved into a shack by the water with no roof.
(c) A tornado has hit Pheoby's house.
(d) Death needs no protection from the winds.

5. What do the men who try to court Janie really want?
(a) Her money.
(b) Her body.
(c) Her store.
(d) Her wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion is personified in Chapter 9 as something that Janie asks questions of at night?

2. What is Janie's response to Joe's anger in the store after he chastises her?

3. Who does Nanny propose that Janie marry?

4. Jody says all women need telling, just like ____________. (Fill in the blank)

5. What nickname does Janie have as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Janie initially feel about Joe's getting old?

2. Why did Joe not allow Janie to play games like checkers?

3. Describe Logan as Janie sees him.

4. Describe Janie's feelings on love and marriage in Chapter 3.

5. Why is Janie alone in the store in Chapter 10?

6. How is death personified in Chapter 8?

7. What is Janie's first impression of Tea Cake in Chapter 10?

8. What does Janie say to Joe as he is dying?

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

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

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