Their Eyes Were Watching God

Protagonist looking for her ideal love and freedom

• Phoebe

• Annie Tyler

• Janie

• Nanny

Main character's first husband who believes he is saving her.

• Vergible Woods

• Logan Killicks

• Joe Starks

• Who Flung

Main character's second husband who believes he is "making a big woman out of [her]" through his own success.

• Virgible Woods

• Tea Cake

• Logan Killicks

• Joe Starks

Main character's third husband that teaches her to live her life to the fullest and saves her from a storm.

• Virgible Woods

• Logan Killicks

• Joe Starks

• Motor Boat

Their Eyes Were Watching God was written by

• Chinua Achebe

• August Wilson

• Alice Walker

• Zora Neale Hurston

Their Eyes Were Watching God is considered what kind of novel?

• An autobiography

• A biography

• A Coming of Age story

• A Mystery

This novel features a real town that has historical significance. What is the name of the town and why is the town so special?

• Orangeburg...this town suffered a massacre that went unpunished.

• Eatonville...this was one of the first towns founded and governed by blacks.

• Marysville...this town was founded by Hurston's father and his fraternity.

• Salem...this is the location of the Witch Trials.

Janie's grandmother was

• once a slave.

• determined to make a better life for her daughter.

• threatened by her mistress when she found out that Nanny had a baby the her slave master.

• convinced that marriage is the only way to find stability and respect.

Janie's grandmother forces her to get married after

• she hears Janie talking about love.

• Janie asks her about sex.

• she catches Janie kissing Johnny Taylor.

• she learns that Janie quit school.

Janie leaves her first husband because

• she meets a man who is more attractive.

• he beats her.

• she meets a man who speaks sweetly to her.

• he cheats on her.