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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What symbolic object does Janie keep returning to in the days before her wedding?
(a) The front gate.
(b) The pear tree.
(c) The school yard.
(d) The rose bush.

2. How do the men in town feel about Jody toward the end of Chapter 5?
(a) They are resentful of the way he exercises his power like a white man.
(b) They look up to him like a god.
(c) They are mad at him for building the store.
(d) They are grateful for his generousity.

3. What does Joe build in Chapter 5?
(a) A store.
(b) A barn.
(c) A house.
(d) A saw mill.

4. How do the townspeople react to the scene between Jody and Janie in the store?
(a) They all leave the store.
(b) They are embarrassed.
(c) They lose respect for Joe.
(d) They encourage Joe to beat Janie.

5. What action does Hurston compare Jody's harsh words to Janie in the store to?
(a) Beating a dog.
(b) Hugging a child.
(c) Kicking a mule.
(d) Stripping a woman on a crowded street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hurston compare Janie's funeral veil to?

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

3. How old is Joe in Chapter 7?

4. When do the townspeople take notice of Janie's spending so much time with Tea Cake?

5. What does Janie tell Pheoby she wants to get married again for?

(see the answer key)

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