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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Janie react to finding Tea Cake with Nunkie?

2. Who sends Pheoby to have a talk with Janie about Tea Cake?

3. After finishing her story, Janie tells Pheoby "Ah done been tuh de _________." (Fill in the blank)

4. How does Pheoby feel after Janie is done talking in Chapter 20?

5. What emotion overtakes Janie in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Janie tell Pheoby about marriage in Chapter 12?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Mrs. Turner view blacks?

7. What makes the townspeople so mad about Janie seeing Tea Cake?

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

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

10. Why is Janie jealous of Nunkie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did each phase of Janie's life, from childhood through adulthood, shape her into the woman who is telling the story in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the different symbols that are used in the book to represent Janie's situation as her story progresses -- the mule, the pear tree, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Is Janie's story an analogy of the repression of African Americans or women? Support your answer with references to and examples from the book.

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