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

Nothing. It shows that Nanny is close to death.

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

Nanny can no longer afford to take care of Janie

the boy's family is very wealthy

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

she is disappointed that she doesn't love Logan

she wants to tell her grandmother she is pregnant

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

she has returned to town after running off with a younger man

she gets pregnant before getting married

she is cheating on her husband, Joe Starks

Choose the correct definition for the vocabulary word, horizon:

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

How does Janie feel about being the mayor's wife?

she felt far away from things and lonely

she is happy to be considered better than the others

Why do some residents of Eatonville begin to resent Jody?

he's grown rich off of them and lives in a big house

he unfairly punishes people for breaking the law

he is slow in delivering everyone's mail

everyone knows he is unfaithful to Janie

What happens when the townspeople ask Janie to make a speech as the newly elected mayor's wife?

Her husband steps in and says that his wife isn't a speech-making sort of woman.

She does so well that her speech receives more compliments than her husband's speech.

She starts to talk but gets nervous and stutters, eventually making a graceless exit.

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."

No one in the town can stand up against Joe because of his dominating personality. Yet, they come to resent his authority.

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.

The people of the town hate on Joe because he has the biggest, prettiest home and owns the store.

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 of his wife as a possession under his control. He doesn't think she has anything to contribute to his plans.

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.

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.

Where are Joe and Janie headed at the end of chapter 4?

to the all black community Joe heard about

New York - the big apple to make their voices big

to Janie's grandmother's grave to pay their respects

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

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

Her husband died fighting in the Civil War

The father of her child was a white slave owner

What did Janie realize about "love" once she was married to Logan?

She isn't capable of feeling that way.

What is the frame narrative of Their Eyes Were Watching God ? FRAME NARRATIVE: a story that wraps around the main story, like a picture frame wraps around a painting

Janie returns home from time away and sits down to tell her life story to her friend Pheoby

Janie, old and a grandmother, sits down at the kitchen table to tell her sixteen year old granddaughter the story of her life

There is no frame narrative. We just start at the beginning of Janie's life and the 3rd person narrator tells us everything that's happened to her.

Their Eyes Were Watching God - Ch. 1-5

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9th - 12th Grade

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RL.6.3, RL.8.3, RI. 9-10.9

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Mary Martin

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This quiz focuses on the opening chapters of Zora Neale Hurston's *Their Eyes Were Watching God*, specifically covering chapters 1-5, which establish the novel's frame narrative and Janie's first two marriages. The content is appropriate for grades 9-12, requiring students to demonstrate advanced literary analysis skills including character development, thematic interpretation, and narrative structure comprehension. Students must understand complex concepts such as the frame narrative technique, symbolism (particularly the horizon motif), character motivation, and the socio-historical context of early 20th-century African American life in the rural South. The questions assess both literal comprehension of plot details and deeper analytical thinking about character relationships, power dynamics, and Hurston's use of dialect and metaphor. Students need to grasp how Janie's journey toward self-discovery begins with her awakening to racial identity, her arranged marriage to Logan Killicks, and her subsequent relationship with Joe Starks, while understanding how these experiences shape her evolving sense of independence and identity. Created by Mary Martin, an English teacher in the United States who teaches grades 9-12. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, from formative assessment during novel study to summative evaluation of student comprehension. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a reading check after completing the first five chapters, ensuring students have grasped essential plot points before progressing further into the novel. It works effectively as homework reinforcement, allowing students to review key details and themes independently, or as a warm-up activity to begin class discussions about Janie's character development and Hurston's literary techniques. The varied question types support differentiated instruction, accommodating students who excel at factual recall alongside those who demonstrate strength in interpretive analysis. This quiz aligns with Common Core standards ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1, ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3, and ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2, as it requires students to cite textual evidence, analyze character development, and determine central themes while examining how they develop throughout the text.

Their Eyes Were Watching God - Ch. 1-5

25 questions

Who do we learn is dead in Chapter 4?

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

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

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?

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

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

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

Choose the correct definition for the vocabulary word, horizon:

Who said, "You know if you pass some people and don’t speak tuh suit ‘em dey got tuh go way back in yo’ life and see whut you ever done"?

Logan thinks life is grand if you have...?

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