TEWWG 9-14 Quiz

Reread the following passage from page 89 (65):

“Here Nanny had taken the biggest thing God ever made, the horizon — for no matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you — and pinched it in to such a little bit of a thing that she could tie it about her granddaughter’s neck tight enough to choke her.” 

What does Nanny’s “pinched in” horizon symbolize?

• A narrow view of life

• A suspicious view of love

• A flawed view of parenting

• A disrespectful view of God

 After Tea Cake tells Janie that she has him in the “go-long” on page 105 (76),

“Janie [whirls] around and for the space of a thought she [is] lit up like a transfiguration.”

What does this mean?

• She is struck by a brilliant idea.

• She is overcome with doubt.

• She is overwhelmed with happiness.

• She is filled with anger.

What theme does Hurston develop with Janie’s reaction to Hezekiah’s concerns on pages 102-103 (73)?

• Love can operate within the norms society has established.

• Going against society’s expectations will lead to regret.

• A woman’s happiness is determined by wealth and class.

• Societal norms about class can get in the way of love.

 Reread the following conversation between Tea Cake and Janie from page 101 (72-73):

“He acknowledged the compliment with a smile and sat down on a box. ‘Anybody have uh Coca-Cola wid me?’

“‘Ah just had one,’ Janie temporized with her conscience.’

“‘It’ll hafter be done all over agin, Mis Starks.’”

Based on this exchange, what do the words “temporized with her conscience” imply about how Janie answered Tea Cake’s question?

• She answered flirtatiously.

• She answered indecisively.

• She answered angrily.

• She answered firmly.

 On page 104 (75), Tea Cake says, “Ah’m de Apostle Paul tuh de Gentiles. Ah tells ‘em and then agin  Ah shows ‘em.”

Which two details support Tea Cake’s assertion?

• He disappears for three days.

• He goes to work in Orlando.

• He professes his feelings for Janie.

• He keeps himself in “changin’ clothes.”

• He brings Janie strawberries in the morning.

Reread what Tea Cake says to Janie on page 109 (79):

“Naw, it ain’t all right wid you. If it was you wouldn’t be sayin’ dat. Have de nerve tuh say whut you mean.”

How are Tea Cake’s words important to the novel as a whole?

• They demonstrate Tea Cake’s desire to control Janie.

• They highlight Janie’s dishonesty in relationships.

• They foreshadow a tumultuous relationship.

• They signify Janie’s voice being valued

Why does Janie hold back from allowing herself to fall in love with Tea Cake?

• She is 40 and he is 28 years old.

• She thinks he is a player.

• He might be after her money.

• All of the above.

Why does Janie decide to sell the store and leave town with Tea Cake?

• He would forever be compared to Joe Starkes and the town would never accept them as a couple.

• Tea Cake has a great job in Jacksonville that pays a lot of money.

• Janie never liked Eatonville.

• • The people in the town decide Tea Cake cannot stay.

What does Tea Cake teach Janie to do that Joe never would?

• To play checkers

• To drive a car

• To ride a bicycle

• To change a tire

"..big beans, big cane, big weeds, big everything.."

What is Janie describing here?

• Eatonville

• Tampa

• The Everglades

• Belle Glade