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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tea Cake intend to win Janie's money back?
(a) By selling everything he has.
(b) By working all month.
(c) By gambling.
(d) By robbing a bank.

2. Why does Joe not allow Janie to participate in the social scene around the store?
(a) He says it is beneath her.
(b) He says she needs to tend the store.
(c) He wants her to be jealous.
(d) He is afraid she will get too upset.

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

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

5. What makes Janie take notice of Joe Starks?
(a) He is running into town.
(b) He whistles at her.
(c) His clothes and the way he walks.
(d) His dirty face.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Janie in Chapter 7?

2. What does Joe's death mean to Janie?

3. What is the name of the family Nanny works for?

4. The first line of the novel is "Ships at a distance have every man's _________ on board." (Fill in the blank)

5. What does Jody do when Janie burns his breakfast.

(see the answer key)

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