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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 Hezekiah think of Tea Cake?
(a) He thinks Tea Cake is a criminal.
(b) He thinks Janie is too good for Tea Cake.
(c) He is jealous of Tea Cake.
(d) He thinks Tea Cake is a good man.

2. What does Janie tell Pheoby she wants to get married again for?
(a) Love.
(b) Money.
(c) Safety.
(d) Fame.

3. What does Tea Cake call the land that he works on?
(a) The office.
(b) The patch.
(c) The glades.
(d) The muck.

4. Who is Mrs. Turner?
(a) Janie's sister.
(b) The owner of a restaurant in town.
(c) The mayor's wife.
(d) Tea Cake's cousin.

5. How is Nunkie's appearance described?
(a) Nunkie is tall and thin.
(b) Nunkie is chunky.
(c) Nunkie is white.
(d) Nunkie looks like a movie star.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Janie want to marry Tea Cake?

2. What does Mr. Turner do when the restaurant is getting torn up?

3. When is payday on the muck?

4. What does Tea Cake teach Janie how to do in the Everglades?

5. Who sends Pheoby to have a talk with Janie about Tea Cake?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Janie jealous of Nunkie?

2. What things does Tea Cake do to show his love for Janie?

3. What happens to Tea Cake at the card game?

4. What does Janie tell Pheoby about marriage in Chapter 12?

5. How is the hurricane a metaphor for Janie's life?

6. What does Janie say about the horizon at the end of her story?

7. How does Tea Cake die?

8. What makes the townspeople so mad about Janie seeing Tea Cake?

9. How does Mrs. Turner react to Janie's snubbing of her?

10. What are Janie's suspicions about Tea Cake?

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