This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > Their Eyes Were Watching God > Their Eyes Were Watching God – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The character who doesn't ever show up in the novel until the final chapters. A) Amos. B) Dr. Simmons. C) Logan. D) Pheoby. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr. Simmons. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Which character does NOT try to control Janie? A) Pheoby. B) Nanny. C) Joe. D) Logan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pheoby. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. "Nanny took the horizon, and pinched it into a little bit of a thing." Keep the comma OR delete the comma? A) Delete the comma. B) Keep the comma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delete the comma. 10. The author of this novel is A) Toni Morrison. B) Alice Walker. C) Maya Angelou. D) Zora Neale Hurston. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zora Neale Hurston. 11. 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. 12. Who took food for Joe? A) Mr. Davis. B) Lady Davis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lady Davis. 13. 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. 14. To deflect attention from his aging body, Joe does which of the following? A) Insults Janie. B) Buys a new car. C) Starts a new business. D) Flirts with other women. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insults Janie. 15. What does Janie learn from her marriage with Logan Killicks? A) Man can't love women. B) She hates being married. C) Love is more important to women than to men. D) Marriages don't have to be loving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marriages don't have to be loving. 16. 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. 17. What does Janie do that finally drives a permanent wedge between her and Joe for the remainder of their marriage? A) She hits Joe back when Joe hits her. B) She insults Joe's manhood in front of the whole store full of men. C) She beats Joe at checkers. D) She tells Joe she wishes he was dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She insults Joe's manhood in front of the whole store full of men. 18. Why does Tea Cake show up at Janie's house first thing in the morning after not seeing her all night? A) He wants to tell her he feels the same about her during the day. B) He forgot something in her house. C) He wants to invite her to dinner. D) He told her he would walk her to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wants to tell her he feels the same about her during the day. 19. How does the town perceive Jody's liberation of the mule? A) As a cruel act towards Matt Bonner. B) As a sign of weakness. C) As a noble act comparable to Abraham Lincoln's emancipation of northern slaves. D) As a foolish waste of money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As a noble act comparable to Abraham Lincoln's emancipation of northern slaves. 20. Well if she must eat out of along handled spoon is an example of: A) Allusion. B) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Idiom. 21. What does Janie scold the men on the porch for? A) For not respecting their wives. B) For making fun of Matt Bonner. C) For not appreciating the mule's funeral. D) For not knowing enough about women. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For not knowing enough about women. 22. 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. 23. What is something Jody forces Janie to do? A) Tie up her hair when she's in the store. B) Wear overalls when she works in the store. C) Call him "sir" whenever she addresses him in public. D) Go to church on Sundays with him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tie up her hair when she's in the store. 24. Choose the correct vocabulary word to fill in the blank:The ..... of the STEM club resulted in a lack of students interested in engineering. A) Sanctum. B) Beglamored. C) Desecrating. D) Dissolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dissolution. 25. What position does Jody decide he will take once he has arrived in Eatonville? A) The Governor. B) The Sheriff. C) The town's lawyer. D) The Mayor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Mayor. 26. How does the character of Mrs. Turner reflect the theme of racial prejudice in the story? A) Mrs. Turner is a victim of racial prejudice herself. B) Mrs. Turner has no impact on the theme of racial prejudice in the story. C) Mrs. Turner is actually very accepting of all skin colors and promotes equality. D) Mrs. Turner favors lighter-skinned African Americans over darker-skinned ones, perpetuating colorism and discrimination within the black community. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mrs. Turner favors lighter-skinned African Americans over darker-skinned ones, perpetuating colorism and discrimination within the black community. 27. What does the horizon symbolize for Janie in the novel? A) Her unattainable goals and dreams. B) The limits of her world. C) Her journey towards self-discovery and freedom. D) The boundary between her past and future. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her journey towards self-discovery and freedom. 28. For whom does Janie leave her marriage to Logan Killicks in the house in the woods? A) Nanny. B) Tea Cake. C) Joe Starks. D) Johnny Taylor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joe Starks. 29. Define the term "Parcel" . A) Violate the sacred character of a place or language. B) Spread through. C) A collection of things wrapped or boxed together. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A collection of things wrapped or boxed together. 30. What does Tea Cake do when he returns to the store that melts Janie's decided coldness toward him? A) He plays an imaginary guitar. B) He brings her flowers. C) He buys all the sodas she has in the store. D) He asks her to marry him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He plays an imaginary guitar. 31. How does Janie treat Tea Cake when he falls ill? A) She takes care of him as best she can. B) Cause he's the worst. C) She leaves him. D) She kills him in his sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She takes care of him as best she can. 32. Who is Janie's father? A) A schoolteacher who assaulted her mother. B) A slaveowner who raped her mother. C) A local merchant who abandoned her mother. D) A farmhand who her mother accidentally killed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A schoolteacher who assaulted her mother. 33. What does Joe value most in the world? A) He has no values. B) Janie. C) Equality. D) Material wealth and ambition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Material wealth and ambition. 34. Separation into parts A) Commiserate. B) Pugnacious. C) Dissolution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dissolution. 35. What did Tea Cake compare Janie to? A) A chopping block. B) A plump person. C) A row of cane. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A chopping block. 36. How did Tea Cake earn back the money he stole from Janie? A) Taking out a loan. B) Honest hard work. C) Performing music on his guitar. D) Gambling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gambling. 37. Ah done lived Grandma's way, now Ah means tuh live mine." This indicates: A) Janie would not be living according to Nanny's wishes anymore. B) Janie would now make her own decisions and not think about what Nanny would want. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Janie would now make her own decisions and not think about what Nanny would want. 38. Alcovy high school does not have much ..... as far as Georgia high schools go, sadly. A) Prominence. B) Sacrilege. C) Indignation. D) Excruciating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prominence. 39. Why didn't Janie go to the mule's funeral? A) She couldn't find anything to wear. B) She doesn't like going to funerals. C) Joe said it wouldn't be right if the Mayor's wife went. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joe said it wouldn't be right if the Mayor's wife went. 40. One of the most powerful metaphors in the novel is the blossoming pear tree, which symbolizes A) Janie's emerging womanhood. B) Janie's growing strength and subsequent freedom. C) Janie's lifelong search for happiness. D) Nanny's om. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Janie's emerging womanhood. 41. Ginger was offended by her husband's ..... that she should lose weight when getting her a gym membership. A) Alliances. B) Confidants. C) Loins. D) Insinuations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insinuations. 42. How does Tea Cake affirm his love for Janie? A) You got de keys tuh de kingdom. B) De baby girl ain't born and her mama is dead. C) Stroked her hair and looked down on her face. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You got de keys tuh de kingdom. 43. What does the R in RADIO represent? A) Restate. B) Reliable. C) Recent. D) Radioactive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Restate. 44. What does Janie realize about her feelings towards Nanny after Joe dies? A) Janie hates her. B) Janie was afraid of her. C) Janie misses her. D) Janie wishes she could talk to her again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Janie hates her. 45. Janie was searching for (Common theme of the book) A) Love. B) Independence. C) Growth. D) Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love. 46. As soon as the woman goes into her house, what do the townspeople do? A) Sing. B) Have a party. C) Gossip. D) Go inside the house with her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gossip. 47. What does Joe do after the big fight with Janie? A) He tells Janie to pack up and leave him. B) He moves into another bedroom in the house. C) He closes down the store. D) He apologizes to Janie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He moves into another bedroom in the house. 48. How many acres of land does Joe Starks buy to properly start the town of Eatonville? A) 700. B) 100. C) 200. D) 300. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 200. 49. Who is Janie telling her story to in Chapter 1? A) Phoeby. B) Patty. C) Connie. D) Jody. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phoeby. 50. Which of the following does not describe Joe Starks? A) He was citified. B) He was stylishly dressed. C) He spoke with a Northern accent. D) He had money and ambitions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He spoke with a Northern accent. 51. "Every time I see a patch of roses, * makin' out Iike they're pretty, * I say to 'em, 'You ain't seen my Janie." ' Keep the commas OR delete the commas? A) Keep the commas. B) Delete the commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keep the commas. 52. Because the fire was ..... in size, nearly every fire department in the city responded to the blaze. A) Mien. B) Cosmic. C) Languid. D) Pugnacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cosmic. 53. Their Eyes Were Watching God was written by which author? A) Alice Walker. B) Langston Hughes. C) Zora Neale Hurston. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zora Neale Hurston. 54. What is considered the most powerful novel that Hurston had written? A) Harlem Renaissance. B) I've Got the Map of Florida on my Tongue. C) Their Eyes Were Watching God. D) She was a musician not a novelist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their Eyes Were Watching God. 55. Which word means soaked with water? A) Sodden. B) Shabby. C) Fracas. D) Strides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sodden. 56. What did Janie do about Joe Starks' proposal to her to come with him? A) She accepted it and left Logan. B) She rejected it and stayed with Logan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She accepted it and left Logan. 57. True or false janie is a light skin black women A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. In Chapter 2 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, Nanny makes Janie get married because ..... A) Nanny can no longer afford to take care of Janie. B) The boy's family is very wealthy. C) She has gotten pregnant. D) She sees her kissing a boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She sees her kissing a boy. 59. Why does Joe Starks want to go to Florida? A) To take over a family farm near the Everglades. B) To move to a town being built and run by African Americans. C) To be with Janie, his childhood love. D) To sell a mule to Logan Killicks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To move to a town being built and run by African Americans. 60. When Joe gets sick, what's one of the reasons he doesn't get better? A) He trusts a "root doctor" to treat him instead of going to a real doctor. B) He refuses to take the medicine that he is given. C) Janie is secretly poisoning his dinner each night. D) Joe refuses to dress properly for the weather and he catches a cold that makes his poor health worse. 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