At the start of the novel, where was Janie returning from?

From lunch with the porch sitters

How did Janie metaphorically see her life?

As a never ending line of husbands

Why does Janie hate Logan?

His head is long one way and flat on the sides, and he has nasty toenails.

What is Janie not allowed to do?

Listen to mule talk on the porch.

What one nice thing did Joe do for Janie when she got upset about the treatment of the mule?

He told the men to hush their conversation.

He made the men leave the store.

He took her away from the area.

What does Joe do that surprises the townspeople?

He buys two hundred acres of land and pays for it in cash.

He buys his wife an expensive ring.

He moved from Georgia to Florida.

He buys the lamp and lampost with his own money.

Why does Janie go home after the town meeting "feeling cold?"

When the men ask her to make a speech, Joe doesn't let her speak. Joe doesn't acknowledge her as a real person with feelings and opinions.

When the men ask her to make a speech, she does so. However, she stutters and stumbles over her words and the crowd laughs at her.

Janie is too embarrassed to make the speech.

Janie doesn't make the speech, but lies and says she will speak at the next function.

Why does Janie marry Logan?

Janie wants to marry someone who has land and a stable livelihood.

Janie falls in love with him after a session under the pear tree.

Logan is the only available man.

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

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

They all rush up to welcome her home.

They turn their heads the other way and ignore her.

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

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

Grandmother was married to Logan's father

The father of her child was a white slave owner

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

Where do Joe and Janie go 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

How does Janie finally realize she is not white.

d. She sees a picture of herself with the white children.

a. When she looks in the mirror.

b. When the kids at school tease her.

c. When her grandmother tells her.

How did Janie's mother become pregnant with Janie?

c. She was raped by the school teacher.

b. She spent the night with a white man.

d. Nanny sells her to a white man.

What answer below is the translation of the following quote: "You switches a mean fanny round in a kitchen"?

The person being spoken to can cook really well..

You cook in too much of a hurry.

You are being compared to Fanny, who is an excellent cook.

You sway your behind when you walk around the kitchen.

At a young age, what do the other children tease Janie about?

a. The hound dogs chasing Janie's father.

b. The way Janie's grandmother talks.

d. Janie's good grades in school.

What is considered as “the muck” where Janie and Tea Cake live?

A swampy part of Florida called the Everglades

One of the dirtiest towns in Florida

A town full of drunks and migrant workers

Why are people in Eatonville scandalized by the romance between Janie and Tea Cake?

Janie is “nearly twelve years older” than Tea Cake

They are sure Tea Cake only wants Janie’s money

Janie is a well-off widow who owns a house and a store

Why does Janie kill Tea Cake?

Tea Cake shoots at Janie, so she kills him in self-defense.

Tea Cake was caught with Nunkie, another migrant worker

Janie's gun misfired when it was aimed at him

She pulled Tea Cake underwater when she couldn't swim

In Chapter 18, why are the Seminole Indians heading East, on foot, out of town?

They sense the changes in nature, depicting a hurricane is coming

It is a ritual they do as a tribe once a month

Every summer when the migrant workers arrive, they leave town

They are preparing for a large battle in the next town

Their Eyes Were Watching God

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English

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12th Grade

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CCSS

RL.6.3, RL.9-10.3, RL.8.3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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 run away from home

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How old was was Janie when she realized she was not white? (Chapter 2)

8

10

6

13

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

She doesn't seek the truth.

She is ignorant.

She never takes Nanny's advice.

She is naive.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Nanny sees her kissing a boy

Janie has gotten pregnant

That's the same way she became married

Nanny wants her to move out of the house

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Logan won't let her speak

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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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Jody compare women to?

Mules

Dogs

A runaway train

Chickens, cows, and children

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Janie have trouble with when she was working at the store?

Working the register

Math and Cutting Tobacco

Talking to customers

Stocking the shelves correctly

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

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Their Eyes Were Watching God

40 questions

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

How old was was Janie when she realized she was not white? (Chapter 2)

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

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 _____.

What did Jody compare women to?

What did Janie have trouble with when she was working at the store?

What changes did Joe display with Janie in Chapter 6?

What changes does Joe make Janie do with her hair?

In Chapter 5, when the crowd asked Janie to speak, Joe refused and told them that Janie's "place" was where?

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