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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Janie find difficult about tending the store?
(a) The crowds.
(b) The customer service.
(c) The calculations.
(d) Handling the meat.

2. Who is Janie's best friend?
(a) Lulu.
(b) Pearl.
(c) Annie.
(d) Pheoby.

3. What object in nature is symbolic of Janie's sexual awakening?
(a) A sunrise.
(b) A ripe fruit.
(c) A blossoming tree.
(d) A sunset.

4. What does Janie compare Jody's body to?
(a) The "change uh life."
(b) "A horse rump."
(c) "A nekkid grandpa."
(d) Sadness.

5. What does Joe do to hurt Janie in Chapter 8?
(a) Moves another woman into the house.
(b) Sells all of her clothes .
(c) Refuses food from her.
(d) Tells the doctor not to tell her anything.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Janie's maiden name?

3. What do Janie's neighbors want to know about her?

4. Who is Eatonville named after?

5. What action does Hurston compare Jody's harsh words to Janie in the store to?

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