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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Nanny call the "very prong all us black women gits hung on"?
(a) Family.
(b) Love.
(c) Money.
(d) Safety.

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

4. What do the men compare beating a woman to?
(a) Stepping on baby chickens.
(b) Cooking a hamburger.
(c) Sinning against God.
(d) Teaching a lesson.

5. When does Janie realize she is not white?
(a) When the kids at school tease her.
(b) When she looks in the mirror.
(c) When her grandmother tells her.
(d) When she sees a picture of herself with the white children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe build in Chapter 5?

2. What does Janie keep waiting for after her marriage?

3. What makes the Mistress suspect that Nanny's newborn baby is part white?

4. What does Janie find unattractive about her husband in Chapter 3?

5. What is the subject of most of the jokes told on the porch?

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