WorksheetsTheir Eyes Were Watching God, Reading Quiz, Ch. 1-8
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 27mins
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Class
Date
1.
In Chapter 1 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, the women of Eatonville gossip about Janie because _____.
a)
she gets pregnant before getting married
b)
she has returned to town after running off with a younger man
c)
she is cheating on her husband, Joe Starks
d)
she has gone bankrupt
2.
How old was was Janie when she realized she was not white?
a)
8
b)
10
c)
6
d)
13
3.
When Nanny says "[y]ou don't even know where harm is at", what does this show about Janie's character?
a)
She is worldly.
b)
She is ignorant.
c)
Nothing. It shows that Nanny is close to death.
d)
She is naive.
4.
In Chapter 3 of Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie goes to visit her grandmother after she marries Logan because _____.
a)
Logan is beating her
b)
she wants to tell her grandmother she is pregnant
c)
her grandmother is sick
d)
she is disappointed that she doesn't love Logan
5.
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."
"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."
a)
Joe thinks that Janie is cheating on him, but won't change his schedule to spy on her and find out.
b)
Joe changes everything in the house without giving Janie a chance to give her opinion.
c)
Joe thinks of his wife as a possession under his control. He doesn't think she has anything to contribute to his plans.
d)
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.
6.
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."
"But any man who walks in the way of power and property is bound to meet hate."
a)
The people hate to see Joe leave because of everything he has done for their town.
b)
The people hate that they didn't think of all of the ideas for the town before Joe did.
c)
No one in the town can stand up against Joe because of his dominating personality. Yet, they come to resent his authority.
d)
The people of the town hate on Joe because he has the biggest, prettiest home and owns the store.
7.
How does Janie feel about being the mayor's wife?
a)
She is elated to be in this position.
b)
She feels that it is difficult to be pretty and well dressed all the time, but someone has to do it.
c)
She believes the other women are jealous of her and desire her husband so that they can take her spot.
d)
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.
8.
Why does Janie go home after the town meeting "feeling cold?"
a)
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.
b)
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.
c)
Janie is too embarrassed to make the speech.
d)
Janie doesn't make the speech, but lies and says she will speak at the next function.
9.
What happens when the townspeople ask Janie to make a speech as the newly elected mayor's wife?
a)
She does so well that her speech receives more compliments than her husband's speech.
b)
She starts to talk but gets nervous and stutters, eventually making a graceless exit.
c)
Her husband steps in and says that his wife isn't a speech-making sort of woman.
d)
She refuses.
10.
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?
a)
Town members exchange news, gossip, and other pleasantries in front of the store and on porches.
b)
The storefront and porches are community meeting places.
c)
Porches and storefronts provide a space for practicing and celebrating the oral nature of a traditional southern community like the one in Eatonville.
d)
Women dominate what occurs on porches and in front of the store.
11.
What does Janie lecture about when she finally interjects into a conversation of men?
a)
She confronts Joe about his insensitivity to her and her opinions.
b)
Janie tells the men that they ought to get busy doing something productive rather than just sit around stirring up trouble.
c)
She speaks up specifically in defense of Mrs. Tony, telling the men that they have no business making fun of her.
d)
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)
12.
What does Janie do to cope with her feelings of being trapped in a meaningless life and marriage?
a)
She reads a lot as a way of escaping into an imaginary world.
b)
She cheats on her husband, Joe.
c)
She becomes bitter and argumentative.
d)
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.
13.
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?
a)
Joe's refusal to allow Janie to attend the mule's funeral
b)
Joe's decision to accept help from others but not from Janie
c)
The fact that Janie and Joe now sleep in separate rooms
d)
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
14.
What event in Janie's marriage convinces her that Joe isn't the wonderful man she thought she was marrying?
a)
Joe slaps her around the kitchen because the dinner she cooks for him isn't good.
b)
Joe is angry that Janie wanted to save the mule.
c)
Janie does not keep the house tidy.
d)
Joe slapped Janie for trying to make a large purchase without him.
15.
When Jody began insulting Janie about her age, who did he compare her to in Chapter 7?
a)
Eve
b)
Phoebe
c)
Mrs. Turner
d)
Methusala
16.
In Chapter 8, how long had Janie and Joe been married?
a)
17 years
b)
20 years
c)
7 years
d)
35 years
17.
How long did Joe wait to seek "real" medical attention from a "real" doctor?
a)
6 months
b)
1 year
c)
2 years
d)
3 weeks
18.
"So Janie began to think of Death. Death, that strange being with the huge square toes who lived way in the West."
What literary element is "Death"?
What literary element is "Death"?
a)
Oxymoron
b)
Antithesis
c)
Personification
d)
Anaphora
19.
One of the most powerful metaphors in the novel is the blossoming pear tree, which symbolizes
a)
Janie's emerging womanhood
b)
Janie's growing strength and subsequent freedom
c)
Janie's lifelong search for happiness
d)
Nanny's om
20.
The porch sitters gossiping about Janie represent in the beginning of the novel represent ____________________.
a)
everyday people
b)
judgment
c)
her neighbors
d)
concern
21.
Who is Janie's first husband?
a)
Joe Starks
b)
Johnny Taylor
c)
Logan Killicks
d)
Nanny
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