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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. How old is Joe in Chapter 7?
(a) 65.
(b) 50.
(c) 80.
(d) 42.

2. What does Janie eat for dinner in Chapter 1?
(a) Vegetable stew.
(b) A ham sandwich.
(c) Mulatto rice.
(d) Turkey and dressing.

3. What does Janie want to seek instead of things?
(a) People.
(b) Love.
(c) Safety.
(d) Freedom.

4. What does Joe buy from Mr. Eaton?
(a) A mule.
(b) A dress for Janie.
(c) A house.
(d) 200 more acres of land.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the men in town feel about Jody toward the end of Chapter 5?

3. What is the cause of Joe's illness.

4. What does Janie do in Eatonville?

5. Who is Janie's best friend?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What do Janie's neighbors normally do after a long day's work?

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

6. How is death personified in Chapter 8?

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

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

9. Describe Joe Starks' appearance.

10. How do the men in Eatonville view women?

(see the answer keys)

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