TEWWG Reading Quiz ch. 16-17

What is Mrs. Turner's problem with Tea Cake?

• he's too violent

• his skin is "too dark"

• he's too sweet and kind

• he's too poor to be with Janie

Why does Mrs. Turner keep spending time with Janie, even when Janie is mean to her?

• because she worships Janie's whiteness

• because she is trying to convince Tea Cake to leave Janie for her

• because she wants to con Janie out of her money

• because she's desperate for friends

Why does Tea Cake hit Janie in ch. 17?

• to prove his ownership of her

• to prove that he's strong

• to get back at her for scaring Nunkie away

• to make her want to leave him

After Tea Cake hits Janie, he and Sop-de-Bottom discuss it. When talking about his partner, Sop says

"Mah woman would spread her lungs all over Palm Beach County, let alone knock out mah jaw teeth. You don’t know dat woman uh mine. She got ninety-nine rows uh jaw teeth and git her good and mad, she’ll wade through solid rock up to her hip pockets" (Hurston 148).

What literary device is Sop using in this description?

• Foreshadowing

• Oxymoron

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

What does Tea Cake do to get revenge on Mrs. Turner?

• Starts a fight in her restaurant

• Kicks her from behind

• Punches her husband square in the jaw

• Convinces everyone in town to burn her store to the ground