Their Eyes Were Watching God Ch. 1-12

Who is the protagonist in the novel?

• Phoeby

• Janie

• Jodie/Joe

• Tea Cake

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When the novel begins our protagonist is

• A young girl living with her grandmother

• About to marry Logan Killicks

• Arriving in Eatonville with her new husband for the first time

• A middle-aged woman returning to Eatonville alone

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To whom does Janie tell the story of her life?

• The townspeople on the porch

• Her new husband Tea Cake

• Phoeby Watson

• Nobody

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Janie’s grandmother was

• A store owner

• A teacher

• A maid

• A freed slave

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Who does Janie’s grandmother talk her into marrying?

• Vergible Woods

• Logan Killicks

• Jody Starks

• Amos Hicks

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Why does Janie leave her first husband?

• To go to the Everglades with Tea Cake

• To marry Jody Starks and go to Eatonville

• To care for her ailing grandmother

• To search for her missing mother

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What position does Jody decide he will take once he has arrived in Eatonville?

• The Sheriff

• The town’s lawyer

• The Mayor

• The Governor

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What does Jody force Janie to do after he sees other men looking at her?

• Stay at home every weekend

• Never talk to another man

• Wear a veil over her face

• Tie her hair up in head-rags

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What reason does Jody give for excluding Janie from the Mule’s funeral?

• Because such a “common” gathering is unfit for a wife of someone so important

• Because he is afraid she is too weak to handle the sight of the dead mule

• Because she had said she didn’t want to go

• Because he feels she should be working at the store

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What does Jody do after Janie insults him in front of the other men?

• He hits Janie as hard as he can

• He laughs in an attempt to diffuse the tension

• He apologizes to Janie

• He violently throws her out of town

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