Their Eyes Were Watching God Quiz 1 (Chapters 1-4)

How do the townspeople react when Janie returns to town in the opening scene of the book?

• They all rush up to welcome her home

• They yell at her and tell her she's not welcome anymore

• They all watch her from a distance and gossip about her

• They all mind their own business, but they're glad she's home

Who raises Janie Crawford?

• Her single mother

• Her mother and father

• Her grandmother

• Her aunt and uncle

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What does Janie do that makes her grandmother so worried about her future?

• She kisses a boy

• She is lazy and refuses to go to school

• She gets bad grades

• She is caught stealing

All of the following are true of Janie's grandmother EXCEPT...

• She was a slave

• The father of her child was a white slave owner

• She ran away to escape slavery

• Her husband died fighting in the Civil War

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What does Janie's grandmother make Janie do?

• Get a job working on Logan Killicks' farm

• Marry Logan Killicks

• Borrow money from Logan Killicks

• Work as a nanny for Logan Killicks' children

Why does Janie complain to her grandmother?

• Logan abused her

• She doesn't love Logan

• Logan makes her do physical labor

• Logan doesn't provide for her like he said he would

Where does Logan go on the day that Janie meets Jody Starks?

• He goes to the doctor

• He goes to buy a mule

• He goes to take out a loan from the bank

• He goes to see about buying a farm in a neighboring town

Janie doesn't like all of the following things about Logan Killicks EXCEPT...

• He smells bad

• He's ugly

• He doesn't wash his feet

• He is too short

What does Jody Starks ask Janie to do shortly after they first meet?

• Run away with him and get married

• Go on a date with him to the movies

• Come over to his house and meet his parents

• Come work on his farm

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What happens on the day that Janie decides to leave her first husband?

• She has a huge fight with him and he threatens to kill her

• Absolutely nothing; he didn't suspect a thing

• Her new boyfriend beat up her husband and took her away

• Janie had a nightmare about the future that makes her sure that it's the right decision

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