Their Eyes Were Watching God Ch 6-10

What does Janie do that finally drives a permanent wedge between her and Joe for the remainder of their marriage?

• She insults Joe's manhood in front of the whole store full of men.

• She beats Joe at checkers.

• She hits Joe back when Joe hits her.

• She tells Joe she wishes he was dead.

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When Joe gets sick, what's one of the reasons he doesn't get better?

• He trusts a "root doctor" to treat him instead of going to a real doctor.

• He refuses to take the medicine that he is given.

• Janie is secretly poisoning his dinner each night.

• Joe refuses to dress properly for the weather and he catches a cold that makes his poor health worse.

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What does Janie tell Joe on his death bed?

• He's not the same man she ran off with and all his success went to hi head.

• She doesn't love him and never loved him.

• She had an affair and she's in love with someone else.

• She's sorry for all their arguing and she loves him more than anything.

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How does Janie feel at Joe's funeral?

• Sad

• Grateful to him for leaving her so much

• Liberated/free

• Stressed out because she doesn't know what to do next

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How are other men treating Janie after Joe's death?

• They are suspicious of her

• They are angry with her

• They refuse to shop at a store run by a woman

• They are nicer than ever and come around more often

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How does Janie meet Tea Cake?

• She sees him play at a ball game

• He comes into the store and plays checkers with her

• He comes to her house to fix her car

• He is Joe's relative who came in town for the funeral

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Janie specifically mentions liking all of the following thing about Tea Cake EXCEPT...

• He has nice eyelashes and a slim waist.

• It's easy to talk to him.

• He wears expensive-looking clothes that look really nice on him.

• He thought it natural for her to be included in things men typically did without her.

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What event in Janie's marriage convinces her that Joe isn't the wonderful man she thought she was marrying?

• Joe slaps her around the kitchen because the dinner she cooks for him isn't good.
• Joe is angry that Janie wanted to save the mule.
• Janie does not keep the house tidy.
• Joe slapped Janie for trying to make a large purchase without him.

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The porch sitters gossiping about Janie represent in the beginning of the novel represent ____________________. 

• everyday people
• judgment 
• her neighbors
• concern

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One of the most powerful metaphors in the novel is the blossoming pear tree, which symbolizes

• Janie's emerging womanhood
• Janie's growing strength and subsequent freedom
• Janie's lifelong search for happiness
• Nanny's om

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