Their Eyes Were Watching God - Ch 11-17

What was Janie's concern regarding asking Hezekiah about Tea Cake?

• She thought Hezekiah would think she was interested in Tea Cake.

• She didn't want to ever speak to Tea Cake again.

• She was interested in Tea Cake and was afraid of rejection.

• Hezekiah is too young for her.

Which quote highlights the complexity of Janie's feelings towards Tea Cake?

• "Janie walked towards the stairway slowly, and Tea Cake sat where he was, as if he had frozen to his seat, in fear that once he got up, he'd never get back in it again" (Hurston 146)

• "He bolted down the walk and was gone" (Hurston 149)

• "She adored him and hated him at the same time. How could he make her suffer so and then come grinning like that with the darling way he had? (Hurston 150)

• "Janie, Ah hope God may kill me, if Ah'm lyin'. Nobody else on earth kin hold uh candle tuh you, baby" (Hurston 151)

Once the town "begins to notice things" about Janie and Tea Cake, how do they respond? Select a specific criticism that they have.

• Her husband had only been dead nine months and she should still be in mourning.

• It is an embarrassment that she brings Tea Cake to church with her.

• Tea Cake is much too old for Janie. She should find someone closer to her age.

• Her friends are jealous. They wanted to date Tea Cake.

Who is Annie Tyler?

• She is a woman who dated a younger man and lived in Jacksonville together.

• She is a woman who dated Who Flung, a younger man who took her money and left her.

• She is a woman who dated a much older man, killed him, and got away with it.

• She is Janie's aunt who warned her about Tea Cake.

How does Tea Cake secretly earn money?

• Farming

• Theft

• Gambling

• Long haul trucking

What is the mood of Chapter 14 when Janie begins working in the muck with Tea Cake?

• Lonely and Disheartened

• Disgruntled and Sad

• Joyful and Lighthearted

• Joyful but Melancholy

Who is Janie jealous of?

• Annie

• Nunkie

• Pheoby

• Mrs. Turner

Coodemay and Sterrett fought in whose cafe?

• Tea Cake & Janie's

• The Turner's

• Their own

• Nunkie's Mother's