TEWWG Ch. 1-6

Janie’s attitude toward the townspeople could best be described as which of the following?

• angry

• concerned

• uninterested

• amused

In what does Janie find comfort?

• books

• nature

• knitting

• farming

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In Chapter 1, the women of Eatonville gossip about Janie because _______

• she becomes pregnant before getting married.

• she is cheating on her husband, Joe Starks.

• she has returned to town after running off with a younger man.

• she has gone bankrupt.

In chapter 2, Janie depicts herself as being which of the following?

(Book - pgs 10-11, ColorBinder - pg. 8)

• a sleepwalker

• a young bride

• a blossoming pear tree

• a story teller

In Chapter 2, Nanny makes Janie get married because _____

• she sees her kissing a boy.

• Janie has become pregnant.

• Nanny can no longer afford to take care of Janie.

• the boy's family is wealthy.

Which of the following best summarizes the main point of the last two lines of chapter 3? She knew that marriage did not make love. Janie's first dream was dead, so she became a woman.

• Janie knew she had to put her dreams on hold to make her grandmother calm and at peace during her death.

• Women were not given options about who they could marry. They had to marry who they were told to.

• No arranged marriage turns into a loving committment. All arranged marriages remain a relationship of necessity and ultility.

• Women, as opposed to inexperienced girls, are practical in their decision making and often have to make tough, but necessary decisions.

Hurston uses the characters of Logan Killicks and Joe Starks to serve which of the following purposes?

• To highlight the stark contrast between a man who wants a woman to work hard and know her place is beneath him to a man who wants a woman to be spoiled and cared for by a man, but still be aware that she is to obey her husband.

• To highlight the stark contrast between an older man with land and a younger man with money.

• To highlight the stark contrast between the two types of men women should be interested in.

• To highlight the stark contrast between a laboring man and an entreprenurial man through the eyes of a woman.

Which of the following lines best suggests that Janie feels as though she deserves happiness and joy in her life?

• “From now on until death she was going to have flower dust and springtime sprinkled over everything.” (Book- pg 32 / ColorBinder- pg 23)

• “Janie took a lot of looks at him and she was proud of what she saw.” (Book- pg 34 / ColorBinder- pg 24)

• “The familiar people and things had failed her so she hung over the gate and looked up the road towards way off.” (Book- pg 25 / ColorBinder- pg 18)

• “There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” (Book- pg 21 / ColorBinder- pg 15)

True or False: The main character's birth name is Janie Logan

• True

• False

What is the main character's situation at the beginning of the novel?

• The main character is dying and reflecting back on life.

• The main character is returning home after having been gone for some time.

• The main character is writing memoirs.

• The main character is talking to a grandchild about life in "the old days."