Their Eyes Were Watching God

What is Janie's primary goal?

• To overcome racial prejudice

• To achieve real independence

• To become an important writer

• To find domestic tranquility

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What is the most important sign of Janie's development?

• Her physical power

• Her reading habits

• Her use of language

• Her material wealth

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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Why is Janie initially attracted to Jody Starks?

• She thinks he will help her realize her dreams.

• She is impressed by his wealth and power.

• She thinks he would be a good father.

• She believes he will enable her to be financially secure.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

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What role does Tea Cake play in Janie's life?

• He encourages her personal growth.

• He ignites her desire for independence.

• He teaches her to be proud of her race.

• He begins her sexual awakening.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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What is the most important factor in Jody's self-image?

• His wealth

• His race

• His virtue

• His power

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What do the locals suspect has happened to Janie at the beginning of the novel?

• She has abandoned her husband for a younger man.

• She has grown weary of working and wants to retire.

• Tea Cake has stolen her money and left her.

• Tea Cake has been killed in the recent hurricane.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What do the townspeople envy about Janie?

• Her tall, noble figure

• Her long, straight hair

• Her quick, sharp wit

• Her light, creamy skin

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does Pheoby react to the locals' criticism of Janie?

• She sticks up for her friend.

• She joins in, but secretly envies Janie.

• She pretends that she cannot hear them.

• She storms off to tell her husband.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Where did Janie live when she was a child?

• In an abandoned plantation house

• In the attic above the school

• In the Washburns' backyard

• In Logan Killicks's barn

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Who is Janie's father?

• A schoolteacher who raped her mother

• A slaveowner who raped her mother

• A local merchant who abandoned her mother

• A farmhand who her mother accidentally killed

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