Their Eyes Were Watching God

Who wanted Janie to leave Tea Cake and marry her brother (because she thought Tea Cake was too dark to be with Janie)?

• Phoebe
• Mrs. Turner
• Lula
• Nunkie

What sign did many take that the hurricane was coming and would be a bad one?

• Mrs. Turner left
• Nunkie said it was going to be bad
• Janie had a vision of Joe coming back to life.
• the Indians were leaving

What was Janie insecure about when Tea Cake first started courting her?

• his financial means
• their age difference
• the opinion of the town's people
• She did not worry about anything.

Do Janie and tea Cake survive the hurricane?

• Yes
• No

What are the signs that bad weather is coming?

• The air is still
• The animals begin to flee
• The Indians migrate to higher ground
• All of the above

After they get caught in the storm, what is Janie's response to Tea Cake?

• She curses him out
• She is thankful that she is with him
• She wishes she had never married him
• She cries

What does the following quote say about Janie's attitude?
"Dis ain't no business proposition, and no race after property and titles.  Dis is uh love game.  Ah done lived Grandma's way, now Ah means tuh live mine."

• She is her own woman now.
• She wants to go back to Logan.
• She appreciates Nanny's influence on her.
• It said nothing about her.

Why does Janie compare Tea Cake to the pear tree in the following quotation?
"He could be a bee to a blossom-a pear tree blossom in the spring."

• The pear tree is a symbol for romantic love in this story. Janie compares Tea Cake to the pear tree because she is in love with him.
• The pear tree symbolizes trust and Janie trust Tea Cake enough to spend time with him.
• The pear tree symbolizes growth. When Janie spends time with Tea Cake it is a happy time.
• The pear tree symbolizes Janie freedom from Joe Starks.

Define Incredulous

• bothersome

• unable to believe something

• real--can be touched

• showy

Define Obscurity

• unknown or unimportant

• criminal

• temporary

• materials