TEWWG Ch. 1-4 Reading Quiz

In Chapter 1, why did the women complain when Janie returned and walked past the front porch?

• They thought she should have shared the food she was carrying.

• They thought she should have stopped and talked to them.

• They thought her dress was too short.

In Chapter 1, what does Pheoby bring Janie when she returns?

• Pheoby brings Janie a new dress.

• Pheoby brings Janie's dog to her.

• Pheoby brings Janie some mulatto rice.

Identify the speaker of the following quote and what it means: "Dat's just the same as me 'cause mah tongue is in mah friend's mouth."

• Nanny is saying that Janie should follow Nanny's friend's orders because Nanny trusts her.

• Janie is telling Logan that she has kissed another man.

• Janie is saying that Pheoby can tell everyone her story because she trusts that Pheoby will repeat it accurately.

When does Janie realize that she is black?

• When she is seven, Mrs. Washburns tells her that she needs to remember her place in society because she is black.

• When she is eight, one of the Washburn children tells here that she has to clean the house because she is black.

• When she is six, a man takes a photograph of her and the white children. He brings the developed picture, and she sees that her skin is dark.

Where does Janie do a lot of her daydreaming?

• under the pear tree

• at the lake

• at school

What does Nanny do when she sees Janie kiss Johnny Taylor?

• Nanny tries to shoot Johnny Taylor with a shotgun.

• Nanny insists that Janie marry Johnny Taylor.

• Nanny insists that Janie marry Logan Killicks.

• Nanny threatens to send Janie to a convent.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about Leafy?

• Leafy was raped by her school teacher and became pregnant with Janie.

• After Leafy gave birth to Janie, she became a drunk.

• Leafy left Janie with Nanny after she married someone and started a new life.

• Leafy's mother is Nanny, who was a slave; and her father was Nanny's master.

Where was Logan Killicks when Janie first met Joe Starks (Jody)?

• He has gone on a fishing trip with his friends and left Janie at home alone.

• He had gone to town to buy Janie a new dress.

• He had gone to buy a second mule so Janie could help plow.

• He had gone to town to buy an organ for the parlor.