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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Janie eat for dinner in Chapter 1?
(a) A ham sandwich.
(b) Turkey and dressing.
(c) Mulatto rice.
(d) Vegetable stew.

2. What does Joe's death mean to Janie?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Grief.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Revenge.

3. How did Janie's mother become pregnant with Janie?
(a) She married a soldier.
(b) She was raped by the school teacher.
(c) She spent the night with a white man.
(d) Nanny sells her to a white man.

4. Who helps Janie in the store after Joe is dead?
(a) Pheoby.
(b) Hezekiah.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Tea Cake.

5. What does Joe say someone like Janie is "made to do"?
(a) Teach in a school.
(b) Work at a dress shop.
(c) Work the plow.
(d) Sit on the porch and rock and fan herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe make Janie do (out of jealousy)?

2. Who sends Pheoby to have a talk with Janie about Tea Cake?

3. What is Janie's response to Joe's anger in the store after he chastises her?

4. What is the subject of most of the jokes told on the porch?

5. What time of day is it when the novel begins?

(see the answer key)

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