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WorksheetsTEWWG Ch.5-8 Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
Match the following
boisterous
rowdy, noisy
orator
person making a speech
ponderous
too heavy to be able to move quickly
promontory
rock that sticks into a body of water
portly
having a round body
Match the following
eulogy
speech of praise
hyperbole
an exaggerated statement
indignant
feeling angry about something that unfai
oblivious
not paying attention
fractious
easily annoyed
Match the following
incredulous
not easily convinced
commiserate
to show sympathy
surly
bad-tempered
temerity
a lot of boldness
tangible
easily seen, understood, or felt
Match the following
distend
to spread or extend
brazen
without shame
gallant
brave or courageous
indifferent
not caring one way or the other
discomfit
to make someone feel uncomfortable
What did the author mean by “The bed was no longer a daisy-field for her and Joe to play in”?
their love was gone
they needed some time apart
the bed was too old to sleep in
there were daisy flowers that covered their bed
Why does Starks buy the mule from Matt Bonner?
because he needs a strong animal to help with his work
he wanted to put the mule down himself
he wanted to show the town and Janie he was a good man
He wanted a good pet
Why is Janie having such a hard time managing the store?
She has a hard time doing math
she keeps breaking things
She is afraid of robbers
She doesn't know how to talk to customers
What does Joe die from?
Janie poisons him
Kidney Failure
old age
he gets trampled by the mule
What is symbolic about Janie's head rag?
it hides her beauty
it represents her freedom
it represents her fashion taste
it shows what the women in town have to wear
When do we first see Joe's true nature?
When he hits Janie for speaking up
When he buys the mule from Bonner
When he tells the town Janie isn't allowed to give a speech
When he makes he take over the store
What is ironic about Joe becoming Mayor of the first ever all black community?
He doesn't actually have any money
He treats them as he is the master
He doesn't even want to be mayor to begin with
He lied to everyone about his plans
How long were Janie and Joe together?
7 years
20 years
11 years
5 years
What does Janie do that makes Joe strike Janie?
She insults his looks in front of everyone in the store
She messes up on someone's order
she tells him she doesn't love him anymore
she hits him first
What is the first thing that Janie does when Joe dies?
She cries to her best friend Pheoby
She goes out and find another husband
She tells him she will always love him
She lets down her hair
After the human residents of Eatonville finish memorializing Matt Bonner’s mule, which group of animals holds a mock funeral for the mule?
Alligators
Buzzards
Crows
Dogs
Elephants
What reason does Jody give for excluding Janie from the Mule’s funeral?
Because such a “common” gathering is unfit for a wife of someone so important
Because he is afraid she is too weak to handle the sight of the dead mule
Because she had said she didn’t want to go
Because he feels she should be working at the store
Why do some residents of Eatonville begin to resent Jody?
he's grown rich off of them and lives in a big house
he unfairly punishes people for breaking the law
he is slow in delivering everyone's mail
everyone knows he is unfaithful to Janie
What do they call the town Joe becomes mayor over?
Eatonland
Eatonville
Maryland
Jacksonville
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