This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > Their Eyes Were Watching God > Their Eyes Were Watching God – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 26 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When Nanny says "[y]ou don't even know where harm is at", what does this show about Janie's character? A) She is worldly. B) She is ignorant. C) Nothing. It shows that Nanny is close to death. D) She is naive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is naive. 2. Jody does all of the following in Eatonville EXCEPT ..... A) Builds a store. B) Buys a couple hundred acres of land. C) Establishes a post office. D) Makes himself deputy sheriff. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Makes himself deputy sheriff. 3. What impact does the fight in chapter 17 have on The Muck? A) Mrs. Turner challenges her husband's manhood. B) The Turners leave town. C) None of the these. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and B. 4. Whom did Janie allow to get a doctor to help Joe?-And what was the doctor's response? A) Hezekiah; He should have seen a doctor two years ago. B) Sam Watson; He should have seen a doctor two years ago. C) Sam Watson; He should have seen a doctor a year ago. D) Lige Moss; He should have seen a doctor two years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sam Watson; He should have seen a doctor two years ago. 5. Why does Janie hate Logan? A) His head is long one way and flat on the sides, and he has nasty toenails. B) He stinks. C) He's fat. D) He doesn't love her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His head is long one way and flat on the sides, and he has nasty toenails. 6. Speak in a slow, lazy way with prolongede vowel sounds A) Resignation. B) Cosmic. C) Drawl. D) Sodden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drawl. 7. Who makes Janie wear a head rag? A) Logan. B) Joe. C) Tea Cake. D) Phoeby. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joe. 8. Which is something Joe did NOT do when he got to Eatonville? A) Bought the town's first streetlamp. B) Opened a store and post office. C) Paid cash for 200 acres of land. D) Bought the town's first automobile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bought the town's first automobile. 9. In chapter 1, who is the one person Janie is able to confide in? This person is her "kissing friend" or best friend. This is the friend she is telling her life story to. A) Mrs. Washburn. B) Tea Cake. C) Pheoby. D) Nanny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pheoby. 10. Theme Exploration:Let's talk about the theme of independence and freedom as shown in the first chapter. A) The main character's wish to escape from what society expects and follow her own way. B) The theme of independence and freedom is less noticeable than other themes in the first chapter. C) The theme of independence and freedom is not shown in the first chapter. D) The main character is happy to follow what society expects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The main character's wish to escape from what society expects and follow her own way. 11. To Nanny, Logan Killicks represents which of the following? A) Evil. B) Security. C) Danger. D) Romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Security. 12. What does Janie's hair symbolize in the novel? A) Her connection to nature and natural beauty. B) Her rebellion against societal norms. C) The complexity of her racial identity. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Janie specifically mentions liking all of the following thing about Tea Cake EXCEPT ..... A) He has nice eyelashes and a slim waist. B) It's easy to talk to him. C) He wears expensive-looking clothes that look really nice on him. D) He thought it natural for her to be included in things men typically did without her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wears expensive-looking clothes that look really nice on him. 14. What did Joe make Janie do? A) Cook for the town. B) Cover her head. C) Wear pants. D) Put on make up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Put on make up. 15. How long were Janie and Joe married? A) 20 years. B) 15 years. C) 10 years. D) 7 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20 years. 16. At the end of chapter 7, when Sam Watson exclaims, "Yall really playin' de dozens tuhnight." He is commenting on A) The drop in price of something Sam wanted to buy. B) A southern expression about married life. C) The respect he has for Jody. D) The intensity of Janie and Jody trading insults. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The intensity of Janie and Jody trading insults. 17. What is Joe made when he gets to Eatonville? A) Mayor. B) Governor. C) Sherriff. D) Deputy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mayor. 18. The character who doesn't ever show up in the novel until the final chapters. A) Logan. B) Amos. C) Dr. Simmons. D) Pheoby. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dr. Simmons. 19. What did Janie have trouble with when she was working at the store? A) Working the register. B) Math and Cutting Tobacco. C) Talking to customers. D) Getting along with Joe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Math and Cutting Tobacco. 20. What is the significance of Janie's hair in the story? A) Janie's hair represents her fear and insecurity. B) Janie's hair has no significance in the story. C) Janie's hair symbolizes her wealth and social status. D) Janie's hair symbolizes her independence, freedom, and self-expression throughout the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Janie's hair symbolizes her independence, freedom, and self-expression throughout the story. ← 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