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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. Who does Janie think of as a warning about what Tea Cake might do to her?
(a) Joe Starks.
(b) Pheoby Watson.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Annie Tyler.

2. What does Janie let Tea Cake do that none of the other men have been able to do?
(a) Take her to dinner.
(b) Buy her a soda.
(c) Come up on her porch.
(d) Borrow some money.

3. Where do the workers go to escape the storm?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Palm Beach.

4. Who sends Pheoby to have a talk with Janie about Tea Cake?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Matt Bonner.
(c) Dr. Lawrence.
(d) Sam Watson.

5. What color does Janie start wearing in Chapter 12?
(a) Black .
(b) White.
(c) Pink.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janie hide behind the stove?

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

3. Why does Janie leave the Everglades?

4. What does Tea Cake ask Janie to do in Chapter 14?

5. What does Tea Cake teach Janie how to do in the Everglades?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Janie's reaction when Tea Cake beats her.

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

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

5. How does Tea Cake die?

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

7. How does Mrs. Turner view blacks?

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

9. What does Janie say about the horizon at the end of her story?

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

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