EXAM - Their Eyes Were Watching God - Chapters 1-8

In Chapter 1 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, the women of Eatonville gossip about Janie because _____.

• she gets pregnant before getting married
• she has returned to town after running off with a younger man
• she is cheating on her husband, Joe Starks
• she has gone bankrupt

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How old was was Janie when she realized she was not white?

• 8
• 10
• 6
• 13

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When Nanny says "[y]ou don't even know where harm is at", what does this show about Janie's character?

• She is worldly.
• She is ignorant.
• Nothing. It shows that Nanny is close to death.
• She is naive.

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According to Chapter 1, "women forget all those things they don't want to remember, and remember everything they don't want to forget." What, then, is the truth?

• Desire
• The Dream
• Love
• The Journey

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In Chapter 2 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, Nanny makes Janie get married because _____.

• she sees her kissing a boy
• she has gotten pregnant
• Nanny can no longer afford to take care of Janie
• the boy's family is very wealthy 

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In Chapter 3 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie goes to visit her grandmother after she marries Logan because _____.

• Logan is beating her
• she wants to tell her grandmother she is pregnant
• her grandmother is sick
• she is disappointed that she doesn't love Logan

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Choose the correct vocabulary word to fill in the blank:
The _________________ of the STEM club resulted in a lack of students interested in engineering.

• beglamored
• sanctum
• dissolution
• desecrating

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Choose the correct vocabulary word for the blank:
The _______________ behavior of certain dogs causes people to fear them.

• resignation
• pugnacious
• dialated
• sodden

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What does the following quotation suggest is wrong with Janie's and Joe's relationship?
"Ah often wonder how dat lit wife uh hisn makes out wid him, 'cause he's uh man dat changes everything, but nothin' don't change him."

• Joe thinks that Janie is cheating on him, but won't change his schedule to spy on her and find out.
• Joe changes everything in the house without giving Janie a chance to give her opinion.
• Joe thinks of his wife as a possession under his control. He doesn't think she has anything to contribute to his plans.
• Janie has big dreams of running away and leaving Joe behind, but Joe has found out and will not allow Janie to be out of his sight.

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What does the following quote mean in regards to Joe Starks:
"But any man who walks in the way of power and property is bound to meet hate."

• The people hate to see Joe leave because of everything he has done for their town.
• The people hate that they didn't think of all of the ideas for the town before Joe did.
• No one in the town can stand up against Joe because of his dominating personality. Yet, they come to resent his authority.
• The people of the town hate on Joe because he has the biggest, prettiest home and owns the store.

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