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

2. How many acres does Janie's new home sit on?
(a) 60 acres.
(b) 10 acres.
(c) 100 acres.
(d) 1 acre.

3. What do Tea Cake and Janie drink at the store?
(a) Wine.
(b) Coca Cola.
(c) Root beer.
(d) Rum.

4. What are Janie's neighbors doing when she arrives home?
(a) The neighbors are gathered on Pheoby's front porch to gossip.
(b) The neighbors are building a barn.
(c) The neighbors are hiding inside Janie's house to throw her a surprise party.
(d) The neighbors are all asleep.

5. What song is played at Joe's funeral?
(a) "When the Saints Go Marching In."
(b) "Amazing Grace."
(c) "All by Myself."
(d) "Safe in the Arms of Jesus."

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Tea Cake in Eatonville?

2. What does Joe make Janie do (out of jealousy)?

3. What symbolic object does Janie keep returning to in the days before her wedding?

4. What does Janie find unattractive about her husband in Chapter 3?

5. What does Hurston say that Janie's grandmother pinched and tied around Janie's neck "tight enough to choke her"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nanny want Janie to get married?

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

3. How does Janie feel about marrying again after Joe is gone?

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

5. What things about Janie make Joe jealous?

6. How do the men in Eatonville view women?

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

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

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

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

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