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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Janie feel for Joe as he dies?
(a) Pity.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Revenge.

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

3. What symbolic object does Janie keep returning to in the days before her wedding?
(a) The school yard.
(b) The pear tree.
(c) The rose bush.
(d) The front gate.

4. What do the residents of Eatonville hold a barbecue in celebration of?
(a) Joe and Janie's wedding.
(b) The end of slavery.
(c) The first paved road in town.
(d) The first street lamp in town.

5. What does Janie do to get Joe's attention?
(a) She tells him he is handsome.
(b) She asks if he wants to come in and rest.
(c) She starts pumping the well for water.
(d) She throws a rock at him.

6. What does Janie use as a weapon in Chapter 7?
(a) Produce.
(b) Words.
(c) Her fists.
(d) Her hair.

7. Who does Janie marry in Chapter 3?
(a) Hezekia.
(b) Logan Killicks.
(c) Joe Brown.
(d) Tea Cake.

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

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

10. What does Joe do after the big fight with Janie?
(a) He closes down the store.
(b) He apologizes to Janie.
(c) He tells Janie to pack up and leave him.
(d) He moves into another bedroom in the house.

11. Who tells Janie about this rumor?
(a) Matt Bonner.
(b) Pheoby Watson.
(c) Logan Killicks.
(d) Joe Starks.

12. How old is Janie in Chapter 7?
(a) 29.
(b) 40.
(c) 35.
(d) 55.

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

14. Jody says all women need telling, just like ____________. (Fill in the blank)
(a) Servants.
(b) Children and chickens and cows.
(c) Men.
(d) Black people.

15. Who is wearing a pair of overalls in Chapter 1?
(a) Tea Cake.
(b) Lulu.
(c) Pheoby.
(d) Janie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Logan says Janie acts like she thinks she is ______. (Fill in the blank)

2. What does Hurston say that Janie's grandmother pinched and tied around Janie's neck "tight enough to choke her"?

3. What item of Joe's are the residents of Eatonville envious of?

4. What does Janie like about the store?

5. What does Logan say that he and Nanny have done to Janie?

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