Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapter 5

What was the name of the town Janie and Joe moved to?

• Eastonville

• Eatonville

What was Eatonville like when Joe and Janie arrived?

• A big, busy city.

• Just flat farmland.

• A small, slow, developing town.

• An upper-class neighborhood full of trees and big houses.

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What did Joe Starks plan to do with the 200 acres of land he purchased?

• Build Florida's first skyscraper.

• Open a store and post office.

• Start a saw mill business.

• Clear enough land for a playground for his future children with Janie.

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What was the reason for Joe's second party in Chapter 5?

• He and Janie never had a proper wedding reception.

• He said all mayors were supposed to have a coronation.

• He bought the town's first street lamp.

• He read the Emancipation Proclamation to the newly freed.

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At the opening of Joe's store, Tony Taylor gave a speech that seemed to be more about _________ than it was about _________.

• free soda crackers...the store itself.

• Eatonville...Joe Starks.

• nominating a mayor...opening a post office.

• Janie...Joe's accomplishments.

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What does Joe make Janie do with her hair?

• Cut it
• Nothing
• Tie it up
• Color it

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

• By her man's side
• In the kitchen
• In the shop
• In the home

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Jody does all of the following in Eatonville EXCEPT....

• Builds a store

• Buys a couple hundred acres of land

• Establishes a post office

• Makes himself deputy sheriff

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The whole town shows up when Jody buys and installs what first for the town?

• a street lamp

• a fire hydrant

• a radio antenna

• a traffic light

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Why do some residents of Eatonville begin to resent Jody?

• he's grown rich off of them and lives in a big house

• he unfairly punishes people for breaking the law

• he is slow in delivering everyone's mail

• everyone knows he is unfaithful to Janie

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