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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Janie keep waiting for after her marriage?
(a) To fall in love with her husband.
(b) To get a new dress.
(c) To move to another city.
(d) To have a baby.

2. What item of Joe's are the residents of Eatonville envious of?
(a) His feathered hat.
(b) His gold spittoon.
(c) His wife.
(d) His silk suit.

3. What does Janie find unattractive about her husband in Chapter 3?
(a) His belly.
(b) He doesn't wash his feet before bed.
(c) All of the above.
(d) His toenails.

4. How old is Janie in Chapter 7?
(a) 29.
(b) 35.
(c) 55.
(d) 40.

5. What does Joe think the town must do to be successful?
(a) Build a bridge.
(b) Incorporate.
(c) Pay him for his advice.
(d) Start a city council.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nanny call the "very prong all us black women gits hung on"?

2. What does Hurston compare Janie to in Chapter 7?

3. What song is played at Joe's funeral?

4. What does Janie do that upsets Joe in the store in Chapter 7?

5. What surprises Jody and Janie about Eatonville?

(see the answer key)

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