This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > Their Eyes Were Watching God > Their Eyes Were Watching God – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 27 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which character does NOT try to control Janie? A) Pheoby. B) Joe. C) Logan. D) Nanny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pheoby. 2. Meaning: "No hour is ever eternity, but it has its right to weep" (Hurston 184). A) Allow yourself to have an emotional response whenever necessary. B) Everything will eventually pass on. C) Grief may feel like it will last forever, but it will subside. D) Loss stops time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grief may feel like it will last forever, but it will subside. 3. In Chapter 5 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, what does Joe do first upon arriving in Eatonville? A) Purchase 200 acres of land to expand the town. B) Purchase a cabin for himself and Janie. C) Get a job at the steel mill. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purchase 200 acres of land to expand the town. 4. Why did Janie marry Logan? A) She wanted his land and his money. B) She thought she was pregnant and wanted a father for the baby. C) She wanted to get away from her grandmother. D) Nanny made her marry Logan for security. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nanny made her marry Logan for security. 5. What does the A in RADIO represent? A) Answer the Question. B) Analyze. C) Analysis of Literature. D) Antecedent is required before using a pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Answer the Question. 6. "Nanny took the horizon, and pinched it into a little bit of a thing." Keep the comma OR delete the comma? A) Keep the comma. B) Delete the comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delete the comma. 7. The author of this novel is A) Alice Walker. B) Toni Morrison. C) Zora Neale Hurston. D) Maya Angelou. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zora Neale Hurston. 8. What is the main character's situation at the beginning of the novel? A) The main character is dying and reflecting back on life. B) The main character is returning home after having been gone for some time. C) The main character is writing memoirs. D) The main character is talking to a grandchild about life in "the old days.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The main character is returning home after having been gone for some time. 9. Who took food for Joe? A) Lady Davis. B) Mr. Davis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lady Davis. 10. What effect does Jody's control and power have on Janie and their relationship? A) It strengthens their bond and love for each other. B) It leads to a loss of love and passion in their marriage. C) It makes Janie more submissive and obedient. D) It causes constant arguments and fights between them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It leads to a loss of love and passion in their marriage. 11. To deflect attention from his aging body, Joe does which of the following? A) Buys a new car. B) Insults Janie. C) Starts a new business. D) Flirts with other women. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insults Janie. 12. What does Janie learn from her marriage with Logan Killicks? A) Marriages don't have to be loving. B) Love is more important to women than to men. C) Man can't love women. D) She hates being married. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marriages don't have to be loving. 13. What finally happened to the mule A) It became healthy. B) It got sick. C) It died. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It died. 14. What does Janie do that finally drives a permanent wedge between her and Joe for the remainder of their marriage? A) She insults Joe's manhood in front of the whole store full of men. B) She beats Joe at checkers. C) She hits Joe back when Joe hits her. D) She tells Joe she wishes he was dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She insults Joe's manhood in front of the whole store full of men. 15. Why does Tea Cake show up at Janie's house first thing in the morning after not seeing her all night? A) He forgot something in her house. B) He wants to invite her to dinner. C) He wants to tell her he feels the same about her during the day. D) He told her he would walk her to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wants to tell her he feels the same about her during the day. 16. Disillusion A) Make smaller. B) Attitude. C) Expanded. D) To let down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To let down. 17. How does the town perceive Jody's liberation of the mule? A) As a noble act comparable to Abraham Lincoln's emancipation of northern slaves. B) As a foolish waste of money. C) As a cruel act towards Matt Bonner. D) As a sign of weakness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As a noble act comparable to Abraham Lincoln's emancipation of northern slaves. 18. Well if she must eat out of along handled spoon is an example of: A) Allusion. B) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 19. What does Janie scold the men on the porch for? A) For making fun of Matt Bonner. B) For not knowing enough about women. C) For not appreciating the mule's funeral. D) For not respecting their wives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For not knowing enough about women. 20. Understanding Literary Devices:Examine the use of symbolism and its importance in the first chapter. A) The pear tree represents Janie's passion for gardening. B) The pear tree represents Janie's aspiration for wealth. C) The pear tree represents Janie's yearning for love and fulfillment. D) The pear tree represents Janie's apprehension of failure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The pear tree represents Janie's yearning for love and fulfillment. ← 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