Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. What significant incident changes Joe and Janie's relationship forever?
2. Leafy is this relation to Janie.
3. What did Joe force Janie to wear?
4. The Author of the book is
5. Joe had been dead for
6. From where was Janie returning?
7. "I wasn't, petal open any more. I had an inside and an outside now." Keep the comma OR delete the comma?
8. Why do people not approve of Janie seeing Tea Cake?
9. What does Tea Cake teach Janie to do?
10. Examine the character of Janie's third husband, Tea Cake, and his impact on Janie's growth and self-realization.
11. Which character does Janie marry first?
12. What happened to Joe and Janie's relationship during the seventh year of their marriage?
13. How much did Joe pay for the mule?
14. What difficulties did she face in the later years of her life?
15. What does Mrs. Turner accuse blacks of doing?
16. Janie's grandmother (Nanny) was a former:
17. Extreme ill will or spite
18. Intention or desire to do evil
19. The vocab word that means complete emptiness or destruction.
20. What did Janie ask Tea Cake the next morning?
21. True of False:Zora Neale Hurston's book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, was very popular in the 1930's.
22. WHERE DID TEACAKE TAKE JANIE TO WORK?
23. What does Nanny mean when she says she's a "cracked plate."
24. In the first chapter, the best friend of the protagonist is rude and refuses to bring food to the protagonist.
25. WHAT WAS THE FIRST BLACK INCORPORATED TOWN CALLED?
26. Neo-nazis ..... a Jewish cemetery by spray painting and smashing the headstones of people's graves.
27. Why did Janie go to the window?
28. Janie told Tea Cake about the cash she brought with her
29. Janie's first, older husband that she never loved.
30. Ashley saw people showing ..... at the newly-built fancy restaurant.
31. The woman was ..... herself before the judge because she did not want to be convicted and sent to prison.
32. Why did Janie and Tea Cake decide to stay on the muck?
33. What does Janie tell Joe on his death bed?
34. Identify Logan Killicks
35. What did Joe do for Janie when she got upset about the mule?
36. True or false:After Chapter 1, the story is told as a flashback.
37. Who is Janie's first husband?
38. What was Janie disappointed about?
39. What does Janie find difficult about tending the store?
40. How much money did Janie have in the bank?
41. What is Janie's initial reaction to her marriage with Logan Killicks?
42. Why do some residents of Eatonville begin to resent Jody?
43. What are buzzards?
44. Why does Joe buy the mule?
45. When Jody began insulting Janie about her age, who did he compare her to in Chapter 7?
46. What do the locals suspect has happened to Janie at the beginning of the novel?
47. HOW DID TEACAKE DIE?
48. Waht did Annie Tyler discover when she woke up in a shabby room?
49. Define the term "Treacherous" .
50. Why don't Janie and Tea Cake leave with the rest of the people when the hurricane comes?
51. The lit term that refers to a form of language to a specific region.
52. The vocab word that means safe or providing shelter
53. The lit term that refers to a central idea in a story.
54. What does Janie think will happen after she marries Logan Killicks?
55. What was the best friend's name?
56. When Janie returns to Eatonville, she is wearing
57. What part of Janie's body does Joe Starks insist that Janie cover up while she works in the store?
58. My mom said I was ..... her, so she sent me to my room.
59. What does the pear tree symbolize in the opening chapter of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" ?
60. Their Eyes Were Watching God tells the story of Janie's growth and coming of age.