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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Janie want to seek instead of things?
(a) Safety.
(b) Love.
(c) Freedom.
(d) People.

2. Logan says Janie acts like she thinks she is ______. (Fill in the blank)
(a) White.
(b) A queen.
(c) A man.
(d) Crippled.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nanny do to avoid being whipped by the plantation Mistress?

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

3. Who does Janie say is the only person Joe ever listened to?

4. Jody says all women need telling, just like ____________. (Fill in the blank)

5. What does Janie's husband do for Janie that Nanny says won't last for long?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Janie feel about Nanny in Chapter 9?

2. Describe Joe's funeral.

3. How do the neighborhood women seem to feel about Janie?

4. What do Janie's neighbors normally do after a long day's work?

5. Describe Janie's feelings on love and marriage in Chapter 3.

6. Describe Logan as Janie sees him.

7. Describe the scene that occurs in the store in Chapter 7.

8. How is death personified in Chapter 8?

9. Describe Nanny's reaction, in Chapter 3, to hearing that Janie is unhappy.

10. What are the major differences between Joe Starks and Logan Killicks?

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