1 "Their Eyes Were Watching God" Quiz

In Chapter 1, when Janie returned to Eatonville, the gossiping ladies were making fun of her for wearing:

• a blue satin dress

• crocs

• overalls

• yeezys

Over and over again, the novel references Janie's beautiful:

• clothing

• hair

• eyebrows

• skin

Answer explanation

While there are other features of Janie's the novel refers to, her hair is a symbol that we see discussed over and over again. Her hair is long and beautiful.

Why does Nanny want Janie to get married right away at 16?

• Janie is pregnant

• Nanny says that Janie is too smelly to live with anymore

• She caught Janie kissing a boy

• She can't afford to take care of Janie anymore

Why does Nanny pick Logan Killicks for Janie?

• He wealthy and has 60 acres of land

• He is young and has a promising future

• He's the most handsome man in the town

• If Janie marries him, she will be the richest woman in Florida

Why does Janie leave her first husband?

• To marry Joe Starks and go to Eatonville

• She had to return home to take care of her dying grandmother

• She couldn't stand those dirty toe nails any longer

• To search for her missing mother

What role does Jody decide he will take once he has arrived in Eatonville?

• The Sherrif

• The town's laywer

• The Mayor

• The town jerk (just kidding this isn't the answer)

Janie's grandmother (Nanny) was a former:

• A store owner

• A teacher

• A maid

• A former slave

Nanny says, "the black woman is the ______ of the world."

• mule

• teacher

• preacher

• unicorn

What does Joe do after Janie insults him (underneath his britches) in the store?

• He apologizes to Janie

• He hits Janie as hard as he can

• He laughs it off

• He throws her out of town

What reason does Jody give for not letting Janie attend the mule's funeral?

• She didn't want to go

• He didn't think she could handle seeing the dead mule

• A “common” gathering is unfit for a wife of someone so important

• He feels she should be working at the store