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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 Tea Cake say that Nunkie did to draw him away from the crowd in the fields?
(a) She took his working tickets.
(b) She told him he was supposed to work in another area.
(c) She threw his hat across the field.
(d) She made the job foreman move him.

2. Who is Mrs. Turner?
(a) The mayor's wife.
(b) Janie's sister.
(c) The owner of a restaurant in town.
(d) Tea Cake's cousin.

3. How do the other men feel about Tea Cake's beating Janie?
(a) They are jealous of Tea Cake.
(b) They are angry at Tea Cake.
(c) They think Janie deserved it.
(d) They feel sorry for Janie.

4. Why does Mrs. Turner like Janie?
(a) Because Janie visits the restaurant every day.
(b) Because Janie has money.
(c) Because Janie is fair-skinned.
(d) Because Janie is from Eatonville.

5. What does Nunkie do to get Tea Cake's attention?
(a) Nunkie dresses provocatively.
(b) Nunkie pretends to be sick for Tea Cake's sympathy
(c) Nunkie teases and hits Tea Cake.
(d) Nunkie tells Tea Cake that Janie is cheating on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tea Cake call the land that he works on?

2. How does Janie know the hurricane is coming?

3. What does Janie take with her when she leaves?

4. Who does Janie think of as a warning about what Tea Cake might do to her?

5. What illness does Tea Cake contract?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Annie Tyler?

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

3. How does Tea Cake die?

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

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

6. Why does Tea Cake want Janie to work in the fields with him?

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

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

9. What are Janie's suspicions about Tea Cake?

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

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