This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > Their Eyes Were Watching God > Their Eyes Were Watching God – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What symbolic act does Janie do right after Joe dies? A) Throws a going away party. B) Burns her headrags that Joe forced her to wear. C) Puts on her mourning white and makes plan to get a new husband. D) Opens a new business. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burns her headrags that Joe forced her to wear. 2. Who was the main character in the story? A) Janie. B) Gina. C) Ciara. D) Jackie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Janie. 3. The optometrist ..... my eyes so they can be viewed more clearly. A) Disillusioned. B) Drawled. C) Dilated. D) Dwindled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dilated. 4. Joe said "I'm buying in big." What did that indicate? A) He planned to make good investment in the town. B) He planned to buy a big area of the town. C) He was big at buying things. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He planned to make good investment in the town. 5. What was teh name of the town? A) Eatonville. B) Eatonville. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eatonville. 6. Which statement is true about Nanny? A) Nanny hated working for the Washburns because they didn't treat her well. B) Nanny was forced into a marriage with Logan Killicks because she was caught kissing Johnny Taylor. C) Nanny ran away from the plantation where she grew up because her owners were going to sell her baby, Leafy. D) Nanny never wanted to take care of Janie, but she had no choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nanny ran away from the plantation where she grew up because her owners were going to sell her baby, Leafy. 7. Mrs Turner is the ..... in the novel A) Protagonist. B) Antagonist. C) Foil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antagonist. 8. The man ..... out of the barber shop after he had a new haircut. A) Swaggered. B) Menial. C) Prostrating. D) Ostentatiously. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swaggered. 9. Why does Nanny force Janie to marry Logan? A) She won't be around to protect Janie forever. B) Logan is a well-liked and respected man. C) Logan is financially secure and has 60 acres. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Why does Janie not like Mrs. Turner? A) Mrs. Turner gossips about Janie. B) Mrs. Turner steals money from her. C) Mrs. Turner is racist. D) She catches Mrs. Turner flirting with Tea Cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. Turner is racist. 11. What reason does Jody give for excluding Janie from the Mule's funeral? A) Because such a "common" gathering is unfit for a wife of someone so important. B) Because he is afraid she is too weak to handle the sight of the dead mule. C) Because she had said she didn't want to go. D) Because he feels she should be working at the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because such a "common" gathering is unfit for a wife of someone so important. 12. Hicks and Coker boring into their backs with looks? What does this indicate to the reader? A) Hicks and Coker found the pair boring. B) Hicks and Coker put holes in the back of the couple. C) Hicks and Coker were staring at Joe and Janie intensely. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hicks and Coker were staring at Joe and Janie intensely. 13. My brother finds little ways to ..... me that he knows he won't get in trouble for, like writing songs about my crush. A) Irk. B) Envy. C) Chastise. D) Indiscriminate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irk. 14. What did Hick assume wheh he saw Joe and Janie? A) That Janie was Joe's daughter. B) That they were looking for an apartment. C) That they seemed to be in a hurry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That Janie was Joe's daughter. 15. How long did Bonner have the mule for? A) 32 years. B) 23 years. C) 23 days. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 23 years. 16. Meaning:A little war of defense for helpless things was going on inside her. People ought to have some regard for helpless things (Hurston 57). A) Janie liked helping animals. B) Janie valued all life. C) Janie recognized Jody was a good man. D) Janie's statement is a larger symbolic representation of humanity helping those less fortunate, human and animal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Janie's statement is a larger symbolic representation of humanity helping those less fortunate, human and animal. 17. Easiy irritated or annoyed A) Hyperbole. B) Desecrate. C) Fractious. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fractious. 18. What does Jody do after Janie insults him in front of the other men? A) He laughs in an attempt to diffuse the tension. B) He violently throws her out of town. C) He apologizes to Janie. D) He hits Janie as hard as he can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He hits Janie as hard as he can. 19. What did Janie continually "wait" for in her marriage to Logan? A) Love. B) Desire. C) Compatibility. D) Happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love. 20. What did Joe Starks plan to do with the 200 acres of land he purchased? A) Build Florida's first skyscraper. B) Open a store and post office. C) Start a saw mill business. D) Clear enough land for a playground for his future children with Janie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open a store and post office. 21. Please go sit over ..... with your teammates. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 22. What bit Tea Cake from the Cow's back? A) A dog. B) A mosquito. C) A fish. D) A mountain lion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A dog. 23. How does Nanny's past influence her advice to Janie about marriage? A) She believes love is the most important aspect of marriage. B) She thinks marriage should be based on mutual interests. C) She insists on financial security and social status over love. D) She encourages Janie to travel and find herself before settling down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She insists on financial security and social status over love. 24. Which one of Janie's husband's was the mayor? A) Tea Cakes. B) Joe Starks. C) Logan Killigan's. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joe Starks. 25. Why does Nanny want Janie to marry Logan Killicks? A) Nanny wants Janie to marry Logan Killicks so she can have protection. B) Nanny wants Janie to marry Logan Killicks because he is friends with the Washburns. C) Nanny wants Janie to marry Logan Killicks so she can have great-grandchildren. D) Nanny wants Janie to marry Logan Killicks because she doesn't like Johnny Taylor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nanny wants Janie to marry Logan Killicks so she can have protection. 26. "Even now, you got to die with me bein' obedient." Keep the comma OR delete the comma? A) Delete the comma. B) Keep the comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keep the comma. 27. Where does Janie hide her emergency money? A) Pinned inside her clothes. B) In a secret panel in the floor. C) In her purse. D) In a safe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pinned inside her clothes. 28. If you open yourself to love, heartbreak is basically ..... , but you have to try anyways. A) Indignant. B) Envious. C) Ponderous. D) Inevitable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inevitable. 29. The main character in Ch. 1 is A) Phoeby Watson. B) Janie Crawford. C) Jamie Carpenter. D) Mrs. Washburn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Janie Crawford. 30. What role does the community of Eatonville play in Janie's life? A) It serves as a constant source of support and encouragement. B) It represents the societal pressures and expectations she strives to overcome. C) It is largely irrelevant to her personal journey. D) It provides a safe haven where she can escape her troubles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It represents the societal pressures and expectations she strives to overcome. 31. At the opening of Joe's store, Tony Taylor gave a speech that seemed to be more about ..... than it was about ..... A) Eatonville Joe Starks. B) Janie Joe's accomplishments. C) Nominating a mayor opening a post office. D) Free soda crackers the store itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Janie Joe's accomplishments. 32. I usually have sympathy for those weaker than me, but when it comes to competitive games I am completely ..... A) Prostrating. B) Refracted. C) Menial. D) Merciless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Merciless. 33. True or false:Logan was mean to Janie at first, but became sweet and loving as time went on. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 34. At the end of chapter 5, how do the townsfolk of Eatonville feel about Joe Starks? A) They love and appreciate him, even going so far as to buy him gifts from neighboring towns. B) They throw bottles at him whenever he leaves his store. C) They laugh openly at his him. D) They fear him and only speak bad of him when he's not around. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They fear him and only speak bad of him when he's not around. 35. What has Janie returned from having done? A) Burying the dead. B) Shopping for essentials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burying the dead. 36. How does Jody deal with his aging? A) He hides in the back of the store so people won't see him. B) He berates Janie for her aging to make himself feel better. C) He runs around with young girls. D) He gets plastic surgery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He berates Janie for her aging to make himself feel better. 37. What happens when Janie ruins her cooking one night? A) Jody forgives her and says she's too hard on herself. B) Jody hits her. C) Jody yells that she's always wasting their time and money. D) Nothing really, because she's never been a great cook. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jody hits her. 38. A person's appearance, manner, or demeanor A) Tangible. B) Mien. C) Languid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mien. 39. Who is Tea Cake a FOIL of? A) Joe. B) Logan. C) Lee Coker. D) Hezekiah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joe. 40. What does Joe's death mean to Janie? A) Revenge. B) Grief. C) Freedom. D) Poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Freedom. 41. "Still and all, she's her own woman. She oughta know by now whut she wants tuh do."Who said this about Janie? A) Phoeby. B) Sam. C) Leafy. D) Nanny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phoeby. 42. Which literary technique is mainly used in the first paragraph of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" to depict the sunset? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Alliteration . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 43. Janie's husband that was the mayor of Eatonville. A) Amos. B) Logan. C) Joe. D) Tea Cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joe. 44. What does Janie realize she feels for her grandmother? A) Love. B) Pity. C) Jealousy. D) Hate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hate. 45. How do the townspeople feel about Janie's relationship with Tea Cake? A) They think Tea Cake should be mayor. B) They think Janie is taking advantage of Tea Cake. C) They are mad about it. D) They want them to get married. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are mad about it. 46. What does Janie say happened to Tea Cake? A) He left her and took all her money. B) He is "gone.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is "gone.". 47. The starnger sent for ..... A) Annie Tyler's daughter. B) Annie Tyler's son. C) Annie Tyler's husband. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Annie Tyler's daughter. 48. What color does Janie start wearing in Chapter 12? A) Pink. B) White. C) Blue. D) Black. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blue. 49. In Ch. 1, Janie is approximately how old? A) 15 years old. B) 10 years old. C) 40 years old. D) 80 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 40 years old. 50. Why did Janie marry her first husband? A) She was of age. B) She was caught kissing a man. C) Nanny needed money. D) She was in love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was caught kissing a man. 51. What did Janie feel glad about after thinking about marriage? A) The thought of being lonely. B) The thought of being loved. C) The thought of being moldy. D) The thought of being destructive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The thought of being loved. 52. The vocab word that means a complete change of form or appearance. A) Insinuation. B) Expound. C) Predecessor. D) Transfiguration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transfiguration. 53. What does Janie like about the store? A) She makes a lot of money. B) There are people who talk on the proch. C) She gets free stuff. D) The townspeople admire her and envy her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are people who talk on the proch. 54. What does Janie feel at her husband's funeral? A) On the outside she is a grieving widow, but on the inside she is happy to be free. B) She is devastated that her husband has died. C) She is ready to marry the new mayor of the town. D) She doesn't know how to feel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the outside she is a grieving widow, but on the inside she is happy to be free. 55. What is Tea Cake's real name? A) Tea Cake. B) Joseph Starks. C) Forgive Hurston. D) Forgivable Woods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forgivable Woods. 56. " ..... her emotional disturbances like shade patterns in the woods-come and gone with the sun. She got nothing from Jody except what money could buy ..... " What does this show is missing from Janie and Joe's marriage? A) Love. B) A Pet. C) Nothing. They had everything they wanted. D) Material items. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love. 57. When Janie returns to Eatonville, the gossips/porch sitters assume which of the following? A) Janie wants to sell her house. B) Tea Cake is dead. C) Janie is pregnant. D) Tea Cake ran off with a younger woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tea Cake ran off with a younger woman. 58. Why does Janie hold back from allowing herself to fall in love with Tea Cake? A) She is 40 and he is 28 years old. B) She thinks he is a player. C) He might be after her money. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 59. Tea Cake wore a ..... to meet Janie A) Blue shorts. B) Blue suit. C) Blue overalls. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue suit. 60. This is the state where the protagonist been through bad experiences (and note that this is also the same state where he/she returns). A) Nevada. B) Missouri. C) Florida. D) California. 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