This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > Their Eyes Were Watching God > Their Eyes Were Watching God – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 25 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why does Janie compare Tea Cake to the pear tree? "He could be a bee to a blossom-a pear tree blossom in spring" A) The tree represents growth and their relationship has grown over time. B) The tree represents her freedom from Jody Starks. C) The pear tree represents trust. She trusts Tea Cake enough to be with him. D) He represents what she's always dreamed of:romantic love. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He represents what she's always dreamed of:romantic love. 2. Describe the significance of the pear tree in 'Their Eyes Were Watching God'. A) The pear tree symbolizes Janie's connection to nature and her desire for a simple life. B) The pear tree symbolizes Janie's search for love, fulfillment, and self-discovery. C) The pear tree represents Janie's struggle for power and control in her relationships. D) The pear tree represents Janie's fear of commitment and desire for independence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pear tree symbolizes Janie's search for love, fulfillment, and self-discovery. 3. Finishing the race in last place, the runner came to the ..... that he was no longer in good shape. A) Cosmic. B) Revelation. C) Sanctum. D) Disillusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revelation. 4. What is one of Janie and Tea Cake's first dates? A) Fishing at midnight. B) Going to the movies. C) Dinner at the one restaurant in town. D) They go swimming at the lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fishing at midnight. 5. What does Janie like best about her job as cashier at the store she and Jody run? A) That the locals sit on the porch, gossiping and telling stories that make her laugh. B) That the locals admire and envy her wealth and power. C) That it keeps her away from Jody. D) That she can read and write when no one's there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That the locals sit on the porch, gossiping and telling stories that make her laugh. 6. What year was the story published? A) 1939. B) 1970. C) 1937. D) 1971. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1937. 7. What is the role of the character of Vergible 'Tea Cake' Woods in Janie's journey of self-discovery? A) Tea Cake causes Janie to become more dependent and submissive. B) Tea Cake helps Janie in her journey of self-discovery by allowing her to experience true love, freedom, and independence. C) Tea Cake has no impact on Janie's self-discovery. D) Tea Cake hinders Janie's self-discovery by controlling and restricting her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tea Cake helps Janie in her journey of self-discovery by allowing her to experience true love, freedom, and independence. 8. What did Annie Tyler tell the young man who rescued her? A) She had lost her bank card. B) Someone had stolen her purse. C) She had fallen ill on the train. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Someone had stolen her purse. 9. Which comma rule is being used here? "These hands, Lord knows, these hands." A) Before a conjunction (FANBOY) to combine 2 sentences. B) After an introduction. C) Around extra information. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around extra information. 10. Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877. These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities. A) Jim Crow Laws. B) Black Codes. C) Freedman's Bureau. D) Reconstruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jim Crow Laws. 11. Who is older, Janie or Tea Cake? A) Janie. B) Tea Cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Janie. 12. Sodden A) Dry. B) Cracked. C) Soaked. D) Cemented. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soaked. 13. After Chapter 1, how is the story told? A) From the perspective of Janie's family. B) As a flashback, Janie telling the story of Pheoby. C) Skipping ahead to the future. D) As a story Janie is making up on the spot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As a flashback, Janie telling the story of Pheoby. 14. Bold without shame A) Oblige. B) Conceivable. C) Brazen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brazen. 15. Story Recap:What significant events influence Janie's life in the first chapter? A) Janie hits the jackpot. B) Janie becomes a medical practitioner. C) The significant events that influence Janie's life in the first chapter include her return to Eatonville, her dialogue with Pheoby, and her introspection on her past experiences. D) Janie relocates to a different town. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The significant events that influence Janie's life in the first chapter include her return to Eatonville, her dialogue with Pheoby, and her introspection on her past experiences. 16. Why does Janie reject so many suitors after Jody's death? A) Because she is too upset about Jody's death. B) Because she loves her new-found independence. C) Because they only want her money. D) Because she is secretly dating Tea Cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because she loves her new-found independence. 17. Why does Janie marry Logan Killicks? A) Who's Logan?. B) To please Leafy. C) To please Nanny. D) She loves him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To please Nanny. 18. Why won't the other men marry the wodows in town? A) They are not independent like Janie. B) They are old. C) They don't have wealth. D) They don't love them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They don't have wealth. 19. What did Nunkie make Janie learn in chapter 15? A) How to be jealous. B) The proper way to pick beans. C) How to run the fitness gram pacer test. D) How to be a true friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How to be jealous. 20. Hurston's characters spend much time gossiping and telling stories on the porch. Which literary genre is this a nod to? A) Children's stories. B) Memoirs. C) Folktales/storytelling. D) Hero's journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Folktales/storytelling. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesTheir Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 1Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 2Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 3Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 4Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 5Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 6Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 7Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 8Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books