This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > Their Eyes Were Watching God > Their Eyes Were Watching God – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did Janie discover about love? A) She discovered that her initial thoughts about love were correct. B) She discovered that marriage did not make love. C) She discovered she did not like being in love. D) She discovered she was not capable of love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She discovered that marriage did not make love. 2. It can be challenging to find people that you consider to be true ..... you can trust. A) Confidants. B) Curs. C) Insinuations. D) Counterpanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confidants. 3. Who does Janie's grandmother talk her into marrying? A) Amos Hicks. B) Logan Killicks. C) Jody Starks. D) Forgivable Woods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logan Killicks. 4. What has Teacake taken from Janie? A) Money. B) Her reputation. C) Possessions. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nothing. 5. To violate the sacred character A) Pugnacious. B) Desecrate. C) Jostle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desecrate. 6. God, they call this a town?What dis this reveal about Joe? A) He was surprised to see the town. B) He was impressed with the infrastructure. C) He was disappointed with what the town had to offer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was disappointed with what the town had to offer. 7. When Janie is worried about not feeling love for Logan Killicks, what advice does Nanny give her? A) Nanny tells Janie to be patient. Love will come eventually. B) Nanny tells Janie to do whatever makes her happy. C) Nanny tells Janie to stand up for herself so Logan won't hit her anymore. D) Nanny tells Janie that if she gets pregnant, love will come eventually. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nanny tells Janie to be patient. Love will come eventually. 8. Why does Nanny pick Logan Killicks for Janie? A) He wealthy and has 60 acres of land. B) He is young and has a promising future. C) He's the most handsome man in the town. D) If Janie marries him, she will be the richest woman in Florida. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wealthy and has 60 acres of land. 9. The protagonist of the novel. A) Jody. B) Tea Cake. C) Pheoby. D) Janie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Janie. 10. Because of Phoeby's advice to Janie, you can infer that A) She is an old hater who should mind her business. B) She likes to gossip just like the other people in the town. C) She is concerned about Janie. D) She wants Tea Cake for herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is concerned about Janie. 11. Why did Tea Cake claim to not take Janie with him when he spent the money? A) He thought she wouldn't approve of the people he was with. B) He didn't think she would like the way he spent the money. C) She was sick and couldn't go with him. D) He never thought to take her with him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He thought she wouldn't approve of the people he was with. 12. "Ah done lived Grandma's way, now Ah means tuh live mine."What does Janie mean by this? A) She wanted to make Nanny proud of her. B) She was tired of living the way that Nanny wanted her to live and decided it was time to make her own decisions. C) She wanted to get married again so that she could live up to Nanny's idea of success. D) She wanted to stay in Eatonville. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was tired of living the way that Nanny wanted her to live and decided it was time to make her own decisions. 13. Where is Janie returning to at the beginning of the novel? (Hint-This is where Zora Neale Hurston grew up) A) Eatonville. B) Orlando. C) Jacksonville. D) Palm Beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eatonville. 14. What event in Janie's marriage convinces her that Joe isn't the wonderful man she thought she was marrying? A) Joe slapped Janie for trying to make a large purchase without him. B) Joe slaps her around the kitchen because the dinner she cooks for him isn't good. C) Joe is angry that Janie wanted to save the mule. D) Janie does not keep the house tidy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joe slaps her around the kitchen because the dinner she cooks for him isn't good. 15. What did Nanny advise Janie to do? A) Wait for her mind to change. B) Find someone else to love. C) Leave things the way they are. D) Cry about her situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leave things the way they are. 16. Why is Tea Cake in Eatonville? A) He wants to buy Janie's store. B) He is looking for a job. C) He thought the ball game was there. D) He has come to court Janie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He thought the ball game was there. 17. When I went to the car and saw that the lights were on, I knew something was ..... A) Amiss. B) Chastised. C) Tangible. D) Incredulous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amiss. 18. Why was Tea Cake not considered innocent? A) He played with Nunkie. B) He did not resist her advances. C) He struggled with her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He did not resist her advances. 19. Why does Tea Cake tell Janie not to visit with Mrs. Turner anymore? A) Mrs. Turner says Janie is too good for Tea Cake. B) Mrs. Turner is his ex-girlfriend. C) Mrs. Turner is poor. D) Mrs. Turner steals from them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Turner says Janie is too good for Tea Cake. 20. Their Eyes Were Watching God A) Alice Walker. B) Toni Morrison. C) Zora Neale Hurston. D) Ralph Ellison. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zora Neale Hurston. 21. Define the term "Horizon" . A) The line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet. B) Acceptance of an unpleasant but inevitable situation. C) Wet through and through; thoroughly wet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet. 22. Zora Neale Hurston was known as the first Black American to do what? A) Stay on a bus to prove that segregation was wrong. B) Was a huge supporter of Martin Luther King Jr. C) Is noted as the first Black American to collect and publish African American and Afro-Caribbean folklore. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is noted as the first Black American to collect and publish African American and Afro-Caribbean folklore. 23. What is Hurston known for? A) Her political views. B) Her work as an anthropologist. C) Being one of the most famous black writers in American history. D) Her singing career during the Harlem Renaissance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being one of the most famous black writers in American history. 24. Diminish graduallyin size, amount, or strength A) Malice. B) Ceased. C) Dwindled. D) Sodden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dwindled. 25. Because the ..... actor argues with everyone, it is hard for him to find work. A) Pugnacious. B) Sod. C) Mien. D) Disillusioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pugnacious. 26. What is the setting of the novel? A) Texas. B) Florida. C) The Deep South, it's not specific. D) Georgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Florida. 27. According the town of Eatonville, Janie did not wait long to get over the death of her husband Joe "Jody" Starks. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 28. The fourth graders never forget ..... notebooks when they go to Social Studies. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 29. Janie had stopped attending church A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. What role does Hurston's use of dialect play in the novel? A) It highlights the educational disparities between characters. B) It serves to alienate the reader from the characters. C) It adds authenticity and depth to the characters and setting. D) It is used to make the story more humorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It adds authenticity and depth to the characters and setting. 31. In the beginning of Chapter 12, when did people start to notice Janie and Tea Cake? A) After the Fourth of July parade. B) After Janie was caught sneaking Tea Cake into her house. C) After Janie got married to him. D) After the picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the picnic. 32. What did Janie dislike about Logan? A) His long head and flat sides. B) His big belly and mule-like toe-nails. C) His dirty feet and lack of compliments. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 33. The protagonist who returns after a terrible experience is a man. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 34. What is Janie's most notable feature? A) Her hair. B) Her eyes. C) Her smile. D) Her hips. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her hair. 35. My dad's ..... made me feel guilty, but not enough to actually stop staying out late with my friends. A) Reproof. B) Malice. C) Obliviousness. D) Inevitability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reproof. 36. Despite their differences Joe still allowed Janie to take care of him when he was sick A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 37. What does Tea Cake help Janie with at the end of the night? A) He helps her clean the floors. B) He helps her close up the store. C) He helps her tie up her hair. D) He helps her onto the train. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He helps her close up the store. 38. What does Hezekiah think of Tea Cake? A) He is jealous of Tea Cake. B) He thinks Tea Cake is a criminal. C) He thinks Janie is too good for Tea Cake. D) He thinks Tea Cake is a good man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He thinks Janie is too good for Tea Cake. 39. I was ..... when my parents told me they would pay for my plane ticket to visit my girlfriend, because they hate her and spending money. A) Incredulous. B) Scant. C) Indignant. D) Treacherous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incredulous. 40. Like bags hanging from an iron board is an example of A) Simile. B) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 41. ..... sunk in when I found out my grandmother's prized million-dollar fudge was actually store-bought. A) Frothing. B) Disillusion. C) Malice. D) Conjectures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disillusion. 42. What does Tea Cake teach Janie to do down in the Everglades? A) Cook alligator. B) Shoot a gun. C) Play baseball. D) Make her own clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shoot a gun. 43. What crime is Janie tried for and what is the verdict? A) Murdering Mrs. Turner's brother; she is found guilty. B) Murdering Tea Cake; she is found guilty. C) Murdering Tea Cake; she is acquitted (found not guilty). D) Murdering Mrs. Turner's brother; she is acquitted (found not guilty). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Murdering Tea Cake; she is acquitted (found not guilty). 44. "Freein' dat mule makes uh mighty big man outa you. Something like George Washington and Lincoln. Abrahma Lincoln, he had de whole United States tuh rule so he freed de Negroes." Who said this? A) Joe Starks. B) Nanny. C) Janie. D) Sam Watson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Janie. 45. Why does Janie enjoy fishing in the middle of the night? A) She loves eating fish for breakfast. B) It reminds her of her childhood. C) It feels like she is a child breaking rules. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It feels like she is a child breaking rules. 46. Finish this comma rule. Put commas AROUND ..... A) A conjunction (FANBOY) to combine 2 complete sentences. B) An introduction. C) Extra information. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extra information. 47. Who is the only person among the gossiping ladies that sympathizes with Janie? A) Pearl Stone. B) Mrs. Sumpkins. C) Pheoby Watson. D) Tea Cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pheoby Watson. 48. Why won't Joe eat any of the food Janie fixes him while he is on his sick bed? A) She can't cook. B) He's allergic to the ingredients. C) He's afraid she's trying to poison him. D) He thinks he deserves store-bought food before he dies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He's afraid she's trying to poison him. 49. What does Joe make Janie do (out of jealousy)? A) He makes her tie up her hair when she is in the store. B) He makes her mop the floors of the store. C) He makes her wear an ugly dress. D) He makes her stay in the house all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He makes her tie up her hair when she is in the store. 50. Identify Tea Cake A) Janie's first kiss. B) Janie's first husband. C) Janie's second husband. D) Janie's third husband. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Janie's third husband. 51. What does Janie discover about herself during her journey? A) Janie discovers that she is weak and easily defeated during her journey. B) Janie discovers that she is lazy and lacks resilience during her journey. C) Janie discovers that she is dependent on others and lacks independence during her journey. D) Janie discovers her own strength and resilience during her journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Janie discovers her own strength and resilience during her journey. 52. He can be the King of Jerusalem. What device is this A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Biblical allusion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biblical allusion. 53. While we are eating snack, ..... reading Chasing Vermeer. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They're. 54. What university did the author attend? A) South Carolina University. B) North Carolina University. C) Columbia University. D) Alabama University. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Columbia University. 55. Joe "Jody" Starks respects Janie emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 56. What does Tea Cake teach Janie to do that Joe never would? A) To ride a bicycle. B) To change a tire. C) To drive a car. D) To play checkers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To play checkers. 57. True or False:Joe fulfills the vision of love that Janie had under the pear tree. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 58. Janie said Tea Cake picked out the color ..... for her A) Green. B) Black. C) White. D) Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blue. 59. What did Nanny think might be the reason for Janie's sadness? A) Janie and Logan were fighting. B) Janie was pregnant. C) Janie didn't love Logan. D) Janie wanted someone else. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Janie was pregnant. 60. What sign did many take that the hurricane was coming and would be a bad one? A) Janie had a vision of Joe coming back to life. B) Nunkie said it was going to be bad. C) The Indians were leaving. D) Mrs. Turner left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Indians were leaving. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesEnglish Literature 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 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