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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. Why do the other black children pick on Janie all the time?
(a) Janie makes fun of the other girls.
(b) Janie talks differently than the other kids.
(c) Janie's clothes are better than the other kids' clothes.
(d) Janie gets better grades than them.

2. What does Hurston compare Janie to in Chapter 7?
(a) A mule.
(b) A rainbow.
(c) A child.
(d) A rut in the road.

3. Why does Logan go to Lake City?
(a) To look at some land.
(b) To buy a mule.
(c) He's having an affair.
(d) To get a new plow.

4. What makes Janie take notice of Joe Starks?
(a) He whistles at her.
(b) His dirty face.
(c) He is running into town.
(d) His clothes and the way he walks.

5. Why does Joe get mad at Janie in Chapter 6?
(a) She wears lipstick to church.
(b) She yells at him on the porch.
(c) He cannot find a bill of lading in the store.
(d) She has an affair with another man.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Janie suggest that Tea Cake get home?

2. What does Joe build in Chapter 5?

3. What is the rumor going around about Joe's illness?

4. What is an alternate name for Eatonville?

5. What do the other children tease Janie about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What things about Janie make Joe jealous?

2. What are the circumstances surrounding Joe's death?

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

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

5. What are some of the restrictions Jody places on Janie?

6. Describe Logan as Janie sees him.

7. Why do the other children make fun of Janie and refuse to play with her?

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

9. How is death personified in Chapter 8?

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

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