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

2. Who helps Janie in the store after Joe is dead?
(a) Tea Cake.
(b) Pheoby.
(c) Hezekiah.
(d) Nanny.

3. What does Janie have in her new home that none of the other blacks in town have?
(a) A wood-burning stove.
(b) A feather bed.
(c) An organ.
(d) A bathtub.

4. What event in Chapter 2 signals the end of Janie's childhood?
(a) Johnny Taylor kissing her.
(b) Janie graduating from high school.
(c) Janie leaving home.
(d) Nanny telling her it's time to get married.

5. What do Janie's neighbors want to know about her?
(a) Where all her money is.
(b) Why she has come home.
(c) Where her boyfriend is.
(d) All of the above.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janie learn to do in Chapter 10?

2. What does Janie keep waiting for after her marriage?

3. Why does the house have no roof?

4. Logan says Janie acts like she thinks she is ______. (Fill in the blank)

5. What does Jody do when Janie burns his breakfast.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the analogy Hurston uses to explain Janie's sexual awakening.

5. How does Janie feel about Nanny in Chapter 9?

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

7. What are the major differences between Joe Starks and Logan Killicks?

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

9. Describe Joe's funeral.

10. Describe Joe Starks' appearance.

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