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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 does Janie wear to Tea Cake's funeral?

2. What does Tea Cake say that Nunkie did to draw him away from the crowd in the fields?

3. How is Nunkie's appearance described?

4. Where do all the workers from the muck go for fun?

5. What symbol returns in Chapter 11 as a feeling that Tea Cake awakens in Janie?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Pheoby react to Janie's story at the end of the novel?

6. How does Mrs. Turner view blacks?

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

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

9. Why do the men get angry at Mrs. Turner?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters in the novel are static? Which characters are dynamic? How do the two different types of characters contribute to the evolution of the story and its central themes?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How are the characters in the novel presented as foils of one another?

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