Their Eyes Were Watching God - Ch. 9-12

What does Janie feel at her husband's funeral?

• On the outside she is a grieving widow, but on the inside she is happy to be free.
• She is devastated that her husband has died.
• She is ready to marry the new mayor of the town.
• She doesn't know how to feel.

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Besides removing the head rags, what changes does Janie make in her daily life?

• She starts to wear pants.
• She now sits on the front porch and talks.
• She begins dating.
• None of these is correct.

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Why does Janie trust Tea Cake enough to let him help her shut up the store and walk home?

• She thinks she needs to keep an eye on him.
• He convinces her that he is a "good fella."
• She feels as if she has known him her whole life.
• She knows Joe would have approved of Tea Cake helping her.

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Floyd Mayweather ___________________ Manny Pacquiao in their last match up.

• cold-cocked
• usurped
• temporized
• denounced

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Why is Janie afraid to ask Hezekiah about Tea Cake?

• She doesn't know what he is going to say.
• She thinks Tea Cake may have a girlfriend.
• Tea Cake is very handsome and makes her nervous.
• Tea Cake is too young for her, and he looks as if he doesn't have any money or property.

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Why does Janie compare Tea Cake to the pear tree in the following quotation?
"He could be a bee to a blossom-a pear tree blossom in the spring."

• The pear tree is a symbol for romantic love in this story. Janie compares Tea Cake to the pear tree because she is in love with him.
• The pear tree symbolizes trust and Janie trust Tea Cake enough to spend time with him.
• The pear tree symbolizes growth. When Janie spends time with Tea Cake it is a happy time.
• The pear tree symbolizes Janie freedom from Joe Starks.

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He ________________ for weeks, hoping the problem would simply go away on its own.

• seimitars
• abyssed
• excrutiating
• temporized

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What does Janie mean when she says, "Ah done lived Grandma's way, now Ah means tuh live mine"?

• To her grandmother, sitting on the porch and doing nothing like the white people she served is the ideal life. Janie tried it and doesn't like it.
• To her grandmother, getting married to someone who can take care of you is proper and the best way to live. Janie wants to continue this life.
• Janie loves her grandmother very much and likes her ideals about life.
• Janie is not sure of the best way of life, but she thinks about it often.

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