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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Tea Cake help Janie with at the end of the night?
(a) He helps her onto the train.
(b) He helps her clean the floors.
(c) He helps her tie up her hair.
(d) He helps her close up the store.

4. What is the rumor going around about Joe's illness?
(a) People think he is faking sick because he is embarrassed.
(b) People think that he is an alcoholic.
(c) People say his heart is broken.
(d) People think that Janie poisoned him.

5. Who does Janie compare Jody to in her speech?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) King Solomon.
(c) Logan Killicks.
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Mrs. Turner like Janie?

3. Why doesn't Janie leave Jody?

4. How old is Joe in Chapter 7?

5. What does Hurston say that Janie's grandmother pinched and tied around Janie's neck "tight enough to choke her"?

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