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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 instead of finishing breakfast?
(a) She goes into town for groceries.
(b) She leaves to meet up with Joe and run away with him.
(c) She helps Logan with some chores.
(d) She goes back to bed.

2. What is Janie's response to Joe's anger in the store after he chastises her?
(a) She throws the tobacco plug at him.
(b) She ignores him all day.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She gets fed up and makes fun of his aging body.

3. Who is wearing a pair of overalls in Chapter 1?
(a) Tea Cake.
(b) Pheoby.
(c) Janie.
(d) Lulu.

4. What is the first thing Nanny thinks Janie is upset about when Janie comes to visit her in Chapter 3?
(a) She thinks Janie is sick.
(b) She thinks Janie is pregnant.
(c) She thinks Janie's husband has been beating her.
(d) She thinks Janie will leave Logan.

5. Who does Janie compare Jody to in her speech?
(a) Logan Killicks.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) King Solomon.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the other children tease Janie about?

2. What does Joe do to hurt Janie in Chapter 8?

3. What song is played at Joe's funeral?

4. What does Janie do that upsets Joe in the store in Chapter 7?

5. Who does Nanny propose that Janie marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Janie think about Joe buying the mule?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Jody's appearance in Chapter 7.

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

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

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