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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does everyone call the "boy" Janie left with?
(a) Big Mouth.
(b) Baby Boy.
(c) Tea Cake.
(d) Rum Pan.

2. What are Janie's neighbors doing when she arrives home?
(a) The neighbors are gathered on Pheoby's front porch to gossip.
(b) The neighbors are hiding inside Janie's house to throw her a surprise party.
(c) The neighbors are all asleep.
(d) The neighbors are building a barn.

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

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

5. How old do the neighbors think Janie is when she returns home in Chapter 1?
(a) 18.
(b) 55.
(c) 25.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe build in Chapter 5?

2. What do the residents of Eatonville hold a barbecue in celebration of?

3. What does Logan want Janie to do while she is making breakfast?

4. What do the townspeople do when the mule dies?

5. What do the other children tease Janie about?

(see the answer key)

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