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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 do Janie and Tea Cake do when the picking season ends?

2. How does Tea Cake intend to win Janie's money back?

3. Where do the workers go to escape the storm?

4. What does Janie find under Tea Cake's pillow?

5. What happens to the money Janie has hidden in her dress?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Tea Cake want Janie to work in the fields with him?

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

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

5. How does Mrs. Turner view blacks?

6. How does Tea Cake die?

7. Why is Janie jealous of Nunkie?

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

9. Describe Janie's reaction when Tea Cake beats her.

10. Who is Annie Tyler?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explore the different symbols that are used in the book to represent Janie's situation as her story progresses -- the mule, the pear tree, etc.

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