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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time of day is it when the novel begins?
(a) Dusk.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Lunch time.
(d) Daybreak.

2. What does Janie's husband do for Janie that Nanny says won't last for long?
(a) Chops the wood and carries it inside.
(b) Brushes her hair at night.
(c) Sleeps on the couch.
(d) Cooks dinner.

3. After they've been married for about a year, what does Logan tell Janie she can now do for herself?
(a) Fix the wagon.
(b) Bring the chopped wood inside.
(c) Move out of the house.
(d) Clean the house.

4. What does Logan want Janie to do while she is making breakfast?
(a) Help him shoe a horse.
(b) Bring him some water.
(c) Help him move the manure pile.
(d) Go into town for groceries.

5. 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 grateful for his generousity.
(c) They are mad at him for building the store.
(d) They are resentful of the way he exercises his power like a white man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Eatonville named after?

2. Who is elected mayor of Eatonville?

3. What object in nature is symbolic of Janie's sexual awakening?

4. What is the first thing Nanny thinks Janie is upset about when Janie comes to visit her in Chapter 3?

5. Where is Joe Starks from?

(see the answer key)

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