What does the following quotation suggest is wrong with Janie's and Joe's relationship? "Ah often wonder how dat lit wife uh hisn makes out wid him, 'cause he's uh man dat changes everything, but nothin' don't change him."

Joe thinks of his wife as a possession under his control. He doesn't think she has anything to contribute to his plans.

Joe thinks that Janie is cheating on him, but won't change his schedule to spy on her and find out.

Joe changes everything in the house without giving Janie a chance to give her opinion.

Janie has big dreams of running away and leaving Joe behind, but Joe has found out and will not allow Janie to be out of his sight.

What does the following quote mean in regards to Joe Starks: "But any man who walks in the way of power and property is bound to meet hate."

No one in the town can stand up against Joe because of his dominating personality. Yet, they come to resent his authority.

The people hate to see Joe leave because of everything he has done for their town.

The people hate that they didn't think of all of the ideas for the town before Joe did.

The people of the town hate on Joe because he has the biggest, prettiest home and owns the store.

How does Janie feel about being the mayor's wife?

She thinks it is a strain and hopes it will be over soon. She doesn't like being singled out and made to be separate from the other people in the town.

She is elated to be in this position.

She feels that it is difficult to be pretty and well dressed all the time, but someone has to do it.

She believes the other women are jealous of her and desire her husband so that they can take her spot.

Why does Janie go home after the town meeting "feeling cold?"

When the men ask her to make a speech, Joe doesn't let her speak. Joe doesn't acknowledge her as a real person with feelings and opinions.

When the men ask her to make a speech, she does so. However, she stutters and stumbles over her words and the crowd laughs at her.

Janie is too embarrassed to make the speech.

Janie doesn't make the speech, but lies and says she will speak at the next function.

What happens when the townspeople ask Janie to make a speech as the newly elected mayor's wife?

Her husband steps in and says that his wife isn't a speech-making sort of woman.

She does so well that her speech receives more compliments than her husband's speech.

She starts to talk but gets nervous and stutters, eventually making a graceless exit.

Hurston spends a lot of time describing the goings-on that occur in the space in front of a building—whether that space is a porch or the store front. Which of the following is not an accurate statement regarding that space?

Women dominate what occurs on porches and in front of the store.

Town members exchange news, gossip, and other pleasantries in front of the store and on porches.

The storefront and porches are community meeting places.

Porches and storefronts provide a space for practicing and celebrating the oral nature of a traditional southern community like the one in Eatonville.

What does Janie lecture about when she finally interjects into a conversation of men?

Janie tells the men two things: that men don't know half of what they think they know about women and that they ought to be ashamed of themselves for acting so mighty and great when their only competition is women (who are not supposed to stand up to the men)

She confronts Joe about his insensitivity to her and her opinions.

Janie tells the men that they ought to get busy doing something productive rather than just sit around stirring up trouble.

She speaks up specifically in defense of Mrs. Tony, telling the men that they have no business making fun of her.

What does Janie do to cope with her feelings of being trapped in a meaningless life and marriage?

She pretends to watch herself from a distance—for example, her spirit or imagination will go sit under a tree while her body remains in the store.

She reads a lot as a way of escaping into an imaginary world.

She cheats on her husband, Joe.

She becomes bitter and argumentative.

Why is Joe so preoccupied with calling Janie old?

It's a sort of coping mechanism: Joe knows that he's getting old, so he wants project that age on her (especially because she's still youthful and beautiful).

Joe is still jealous of other men looking at Janie, so he figures that if he makes her seem old and ugly, they'll stop.

Joe has become mean. He knows that Janie is self-conscious, so this is a way to hurt her.

Joe wants to crush the spirit out of her.

What one incident is the tipping point in Joe's and Janie's relationship? In other words, what is the one moment that seems to have revealed how empty their marriage has become?

Janie's decision to stand up for herself in the store when an audience is present—her response to Joe's criticism of her looks and age basically reveals that Joe is not the man he pretends to be

Joe's refusal to allow Janie to attend the mule's funeral

Joe's decision to accept help from others but not from Janie

The fact that Janie and Joe now sleep in separate rooms

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.

What does Janie tell her husband just before he dies?

Janie tells him everything that is in the other answer choices.

She wants him to know that he isn't the man she runs down the road with.

He is a man who wants to hear only his own voice.

He is going to die and there is not hope of recovery.

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

Janie's growing strength and subsequent freedom

Janie's lifelong search for happiness

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In Chapter 1 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, the women of Eatonville gossip about Janie because _____.

she gets pregnant before getting married

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

she is cheating on her husband, Joe Starks

she has gone bankrupt

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How old was was Janie when she realized she was not white?

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When Nanny says "[y]ou don't even know where harm is at", what does this show about Janie's character?

She is worldly.

She is ignorant.

Nothing. It shows that Nanny is close to death.

She is naive.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

According to Chapter 1, "women forget all those things they don't want to remember, and remember everything they don't want to forget." What, then, is the truth?

Desire

The Dream

Love

The Journey

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In Chapter 2 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, Nanny makes Janie get married because _____.

she sees her kissing a boy

she has gotten pregnant

Nanny can no longer afford to take care of Janie

the boy's family is very wealthy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In Chapter 3 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie goes to visit her grandmother after she marries Logan because _____.

Logan is beating her

she wants to tell her grandmother she is pregnant

her grandmother is sick

she is disappointed that she doesn't love Logan

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose the correct vocabulary word to fill in the blank:
The _________________ of the STEM club resulted in a lack of students interested in engineering.

beglamored

sanctum

dissolution

desecrating

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Tewwg Chapter Quiz

In Chapter 1 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, the women of Eatonville gossip about Janie because _____.

How old was was Janie when she realized she was not white?

When Nanny says "[y]ou don't even know where harm is at", what does this show about Janie's character?

According to Chapter 1, "women forget all those things they don't want to remember, and remember everything they don't want to forget." What, then, is the truth?

In Chapter 2 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, Nanny makes Janie get married because _____.

In Chapter 3 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie goes to visit her grandmother after she marries Logan because _____.

Choose the correct vocabulary word to fill in the blank:The _________________ of the STEM club resulted in a lack of students interested in engineering.

Choose the correct vocabulary word for the blank:The _______________ behavior of certain dogs causes people to fear them.

What does the following quotation suggest is wrong with Janie's and Joe's relationship?"Ah often wonder how dat lit wife uh hisn makes out wid him, 'cause he's uh man dat changes everything, but nothin' don't change him."

What does the following quote mean in regards to Joe Starks:"But any man who walks in the way of power and property is bound to meet hate."

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Choose the correct vocabulary word to fill in the blank:
The _________________ of the STEM club resulted in a lack of students interested in engineering.

Choose the correct vocabulary word for the blank:
The _______________ behavior of certain dogs causes people to fear them.

What does the following quotation suggest is wrong with Janie's and Joe's relationship?
"Ah often wonder how dat lit wife uh hisn makes out wid him, 'cause he's uh man dat changes everything, but nothin' don't change him."

What does the following quote mean in regards to Joe Starks:
"But any man who walks in the way of power and property is bound to meet hate."