Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapters 1-4

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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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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What are Janie's neighbors doing when she arrives home?

• a.  The neighbors are all asleep.
• b.  The neighbors are hiding inside Janie's house to throw her a surprise party.
• c.  the neighbors are building a barn.
• d.  The neighbors are gathered on Pheoby's front porch to gossip.

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Who is Janie's best friend?

• a.  Annie.
• b.  Pearl.
• c.  Lulu.
• d.  Pheoby.

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What do Janie's neighbors want to know about her?

• a.  All of the above.
• b.  Where her boyfriend is.
• c.  Why she has come home.
• d.  Where all her money is.

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What does everyone call the "boy" Janie left with?

• a.  Big Mouth.
• b.  Tea Cake.
• c.  Rum Pan.
• d.  Baby Boy.

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Who do we learn is dead in Chapter 4?

• Phoeby
• Nanny
• Logan
• Joe

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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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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

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