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Chapter 5

What is this chapter mainly about?

How do Janie and Joe initially feel about the town they've moved to?

What is one of the first things Joe does when they get to the town?

What is the first structure that gets built in town?

Mayor Joe Starks organizes a big get–together for the townspeople. What are they celebrating?

How does Jody try to control Janie?

After the ceremony, Janie wonders aloud to Jody whether his being mayor "keeps us in uh kinda strain."

What does "strain" mean in this context?

Some of the townspeople thought the street lamp was a "useless notion."

What does "notion" mean in this context?

Are there any events or parts of Zora Neale Hurston's book that do not make sense yet?