Their Eyes Were Watching God 12 - 20 quiz

True or False. The townspeople were glad Janie was going out with Tea Cake. They liked seeing her happy.

• True

• False

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Why did Janie want to sell the store?

• She didn't want people comparing Tea Cake to Joe.

• She wanted to use the money to go on a trip.

• She didn't want to be tied down to it for the rest of her life.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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What did Janie discover one morning about a week after she was married?

• She woke and discovered Tea Cake had stolen her $200.

• She discovered Tea Cake with a gun under his pillow.

• She found a list of Tea Cake's female friends in his jacket.

• She found his bankbook and learned he was wealthy.

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How did Tea Cake get the money back?

• He went to work as a laborer.

• He robbed two stores.

• He gambled and won $322.

• He sold his clothes and his guitar.

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Where did Janie and Tea Cake go?

• They went to Orlando so Tea Cake could gamble.

• They went to the swamp to kill alligators.

• They went to the Everglades to pick beans.

• They went to Palm Beach to live a life of luxury.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

Which of the following does not describe the muck?

• It was on a Seminole Indian reservation.

• Sugar cane, beans and tomatoes grew there.

• It was near Lake Okechobee.

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What happened as a result of the incident with Nunkie?

• Janie beat up Nunkie and drove her out of the area.

• Tea Cake reassured Janie she was the only one for him.

• Janie took up with another man for spite.

• Janie refused to go to work anymore.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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What did Tea Cake do after Mrs. Turner introduced her brother to Janie and Tea Cake?

• He ran Mrs. Turner's brother out of town with a shotgun.

• He threatened to kill Mrs. Turner if she ever got near Janie again.

• He started locking Janie in the house when she went out.

• He whipped Janie to show that he was still in possession of her.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

How did the people on the muck find out a hurricane was coming?

• They read about it in a newspaper.

• They heard it on the radio.

• One of the women was a psychic and predicted it.

• They saw the Seminoles and animals moving eastward.

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What happened in the middle of their fourth week back on the muck?

• Tea Cake was injured on the job.

• Tea Cake was attacked by a swarm of bees.

• Tea Cake came home complaining of a headache.

• Tea Cake was laid off for always being late.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

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