Their Eyes Were Watching God

What was the reason for Joe's second party in Chapter 5?

• He and Janie never had a proper wedding reception.

• He said all mayors were supposed to have a coronation.

• He bought the town's first street lamp.

• He read the Emancipation Proclamation to the newly freed.

In Chapter 5, when the crowd asked Janie to speak, Joe refused and told them that Janie's "place" was where?

• By her man's side

• In the kitchen

• In the shop

• In the home

Why do some residents of Eatonville begin to resent Jody?

• he's grown rich off of them and lives in a big house

• he unfairly punishes people for breaking the law

• he is slow in delivering everyone's mail

• everyone knows he is unfaithful to Janie

What was the name of the town Janie and Joe moved to?

• Eastonville

• Eatonville

When the men in town say that Mrs. Robbins is a disgrace to her husband, what does Janie say?

• she agrees

• nothing, because she's afraid to speak up

• the men don't understand women as well as they think they do

• Mr. Robbins is a bad husband, so he deserves it

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.

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

At the end of chapter 5, how do the townsfolk of Eatonville feel about Joe Starks?

• They love and appreciate him, even going so far as to buy him gifts from neighboring towns

• They throw bottles at him whenever he leaves his store

• They laugh openly at his him

• They fear him and only speak bad of him when he's not around

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.

Who is the protagonist in the novel?

• Phoeby

• Janie

• Jodie/Joe

• Tea Cake