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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nanny tells Janie not to worry about love when she has _______. (Fill in the blank)

2. What does Logan say that he and Nanny have done to Janie?

3. What do Janie's neighbors want to know about her?

4. What do the townspeople do when the mule dies?

5. What do Tea Cake and Janie drink at the store?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain how Janie earns the name "Alphabet."

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

6. Describe how Janie behaves after Joe's death.

7. What are some of the changes Joe Starks makes in the town of Eatonville?

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

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

10. What is Joe's opinion of Eatonville when he first arrives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did each phase of Janie's life, from childhood through adulthood, shape her into the woman who is telling the story in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the foreshadowing in the novel. What events or passages indicate that something important will happen later in the novel? What themes are presented briefly only to be fully expanded on by future events?

Essay Topic 3

Is Janie's story an analogy of the repression of African Americans or women? Support your answer with references to and examples from the book.

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