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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. What emotion overtakes Janie in Chapter 15?

2. What does Janie let Tea Cake do that none of the other men have been able to do?

3. Why does Mrs. Turner like Janie?

4. How do the townspeople feel about Janie's relationship with Tea Cake?

5. What dessert do Tea Cake and Janie enjoy on the porch?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Annie Tyler?

2. Compare Tea Cake's funeral to Joe Starks'.

3. How does Tea Cake die?

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

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

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

7. Describe the events that take place during the hurricane.

8. Why is Janie jealous of Nunkie?

9. What does Tea Cake do when Janie confronts him about Nunkie?

10. What do the workers in the Everglades do for fun?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What elements are integral parts of how Hurston defines true love in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe how the tone of the novel changes as Janie experiences highs and lows in the story.

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