View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Janie wear to Tea Cake's funeral?
(a) A wedding dress.
(b) Overalls.
(c) A satin dress.
(d) A black veil.

2. Why does Janie leave the Everglades?
(a) She meets a new man.
(b) She is run out of town by Tea Cake's friends.
(c) She gets a job in Orlando.
(d) Everything reminds her of Tea Cake.

3. What does Janie leave Eatonville wearing?
(a) Overalls.
(b) A wedding dress.
(c) A funeral veil.
(d) A blue dress.

4. Why does Tea Cake want to stay on the muck?
(a) He does not like moving around.
(b) He is not afraid of hurricanes.
(c) He does not want to lose a day of work.
(d) He does not want to leave Janie.

5. Why don't the police make many arrests when the workers get drunk in town?
(a) There isn't enough jail space.
(b) They can't find anyone to arrest.
(c) They are afraid of the blacks.
(d) They are too lazy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Tea Cake's friends react to his death?

2. Who is Mrs. Turner?

3. What does Tea Cake do when he returns to the store that melts Janie's decided coldness toward him?

4. How long do the people on the muck stay mad at Janie?

5. What does Janie tell Pheoby she wants to get married again for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pheoby react to Janie's story at the end of the novel?

2. How does Mrs. Turner view blacks?

3. How is the hurricane a metaphor for Janie's life?

4. Describe the events that take place during the hurricane.

5. What things does Tea Cake do to show his love for Janie?

6. What happens to Tea Cake at the card game?

7. What do the workers in the Everglades do for fun?

8. Why is Janie jealous of Nunkie?

9. Compare Tea Cake's funeral to Joe Starks'.

10. Why do the men get angry at Mrs. Turner?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 778 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample