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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the house have no roof?
(a) Death needs no protection from the winds.
(b) A tornado has hit Pheoby's house.
(c) Joe is too poor to fix the hole in the roof.
(d) Janie has moved into a shack by the water with no roof.

2. How many acres does Janie's new home sit on?
(a) 60 acres.
(b) 1 acre.
(c) 10 acres.
(d) 100 acres.

3. Nanny tells Janie not to worry about love when she has _______. (Fill in the blank)
(a) A husband.
(b) A new house.
(c) Protection.
(d) Money.

4. What is an alternate name for Eatonville?
(a) East Tampa.
(b) The Everglades.
(c) Oxford.
(d) West Maitland.

5. What does Janie do instead of finishing breakfast?
(a) She leaves to meet up with Joe and run away with him.
(b) She helps Logan with some chores.
(c) She goes into town for groceries.
(d) She goes back to bed.

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

7. Why do the other black children pick on Janie all the time?
(a) Janie gets better grades than them.
(b) Janie makes fun of the other girls.
(c) Janie talks differently than the other kids.
(d) Janie's clothes are better than the other kids' clothes.

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

9. What does Janie have in her new home that none of the other blacks in town have?
(a) A bathtub.
(b) An organ.
(c) A feather bed.
(d) A wood-burning stove.

10. What is Janie's maiden name?
(a) Crawford.
(b) Watson.
(c) Potter.
(d) Starks.

11. What is the first thing Janie does once Joe is dead?
(a) She lets down her hair.
(b) She runs to get the doctor.
(c) She covers Joe's face.
(d) She breaks his spittoon.

12. What has been Joe's source of power so far in the novel?
(a) Janie's love.
(b) Physical force.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Money.

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

14. How does Janie suggest that Tea Cake get home?
(a) On foot.
(b) By car.
(c) By horse.
(d) By train.

15. Where does Janie get married?
(a) In the Washburns' back yard.
(b) In Nanny's parlor.
(c) In Miami.
(d) At the Baptist church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Joe Starks from?

2. How did Janie's mother become pregnant with Janie?

3. Who does Janie marry in Chapter 3?

4. What does Joe do after the big fight with Janie?

5. Why does Joe buy the mule?

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