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Their Eyes Were Watching God

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Janie marry Logan?

a)

She wanted his land and his money.

b)

She thought she was pregnant and wanted a father for the baby.

c)

She wanted to get away from her grandmother.

d)

Nanny made her marry Logan for security.

2.

Describe Mrs. Turner.

a)

Old lady who loved Tea Cake and Janie as a couple.

b)

Janie's best friend.

c)

Mixed lady who hated whites.

d)

Mixed lady who hated darker skinned people.

3.

Janie's best friend's name is...

a)

Mrs. Turner

b)

Nanny

c)

Jodie

d)

Pheoby

4.

What sickness is Tea Cake suffering from?

a)

Chicken Pox

b)

Measels

c)

Rabies

d)

Bipolar disease

5.

What is Janie doing in Chapter 1?

a)

Dying and thinking about her life

b)

Coming back home

c)

Writing in her diary

d)

Talking to her dad

6.

What is Janie's most noticeable physical characteristic?

a)

Her hair

b)

Her ears

c)

Her height

d)

Her eyes

7.

What happened to Nanny shortly after Janie married Logan?

a)

She gave them a puppy.

b)

She moved to Miami.

c)

She died.

d)

She cut her hair.

8.

What did Janie realize about "love" once she was married to Logan?

a)

She isn't capable of feeling that way.

b)

Nanny was right.

c)

It doesn't exist.

d)

It isn't an automatic feeling.

9.

Define "sacrelige"

a)

Hot and humid

b)

Misuse of something sacred

c)

Being fierce

d)

Showing little emotion

10.

Define "stolid".

a)

Calm; showing little emotion

b)

Misuse of something sacred

c)

Unpleasant smell

d)

Cause to pour out

11.

Define "sultry".

a)

Being fierce

b)

Showing little emotion

c)

Cause to pour out

d)

Hot and humid

12.

Define "compellment (compel)".

a)

Force to do something

b)

Hot and humid

c)

Cause to pour out

d)

Smelling unpleasant

13.

Define "disgorged".

a)

Misuse of something sacred

b)

Showing little emotion

c)

Cause to pour out

d)

Strong and vigorous

14.

Define "lustily".

a)

Hot and humid

b)

Strong and vigorous

c)

Cause to pour out

d)

Showing little emotion

15.

Define "ferocity".

a)

Violation of something sacred

b)

Hot and humid

c)

Smelling extremely bad

d)

Quality of being fierce

16.

Define "fetid".

a)

Strong and vigorous

b)

Smelling extremely unpleasant

c)

Showing little emotion

d)

Cause to pour out

17.

Who was Joe looking for when he and Janie got to Eatonville?

a)

Real estate agent

b)

Doctor

c)

Mayor

d)

Preacher

18.

What were the two names of the town Joe and Janie moved to?

a)

Eatonville and West Maitland

b)

East Maitland and Miami

c)

Tampa and Eatonville

d)

West Maitland and Eatontown

19.

What happened when Joe suggested to the town that they needed a mayor?

a)

They disagreed.

b)

They went to Miami to find a mayor.

c)

Joe was elected mayor.

d)

They elected Janie as mayor.

20.

Which of Joe's innovations was the first in a colored town?

a)

Street lamps

b)

Telephone

c)

Liquor store

d)

Light house

21.

What did Joe do about the abused mule?

a)

He rode it to his house.

b)

He named it.

c)

He shot it.

d)

He bought it for $5.

22.

What was the real reason behind the argument between Joe and Janie in the store when she cut the tobacco wrong?

a)

Joe wants Janie to cut her hair.

b)

Joe realizes he isn't young anymore.

c)

Joe is jealous of Janie's singing ability.

d)

Joe is scared of Janie.

23.

What did Janie express to Joe as he was dying?

a)

Her true feelings about him and that she doesn't really love him.

b)

She loves another man and wants a divorce.

c)

She sang him her favorite lullaby.

d)

Her promise to give him an incredible funeral.

24.

After Joe's funeral, what was the only change people saw in Janie?

a)

She changed her last name.

b)

Her math problems improved.

c)

She stopped smiling.

d)

Her hair was down and no longer in a headrag.

25.

How did Janie meet Tea Cake?

a)

Mrs. Turner introduced him to her.

b)

At the baseball game.

c)

Tea Cake came into her store.

d)

He is Phoeby's brother.

26.

What did Tea Cake do to prove his love towards Janie?

a)

He bought her a ring.

b)

He bought her a car and took her to the picnic.

c)

He gave her the money he won from gambling.

d)

He showed her how to fish.

27.

Describe Janie and Tea Cake's wedding.

a)

They met in Jacksonville and got married in the preacher's house.

b)

Had a huge wedding in the muck.

c)

Small wedding at a train station.

d)

They never had a wedding.

28.

What did Janie discover one morning about a week after she and Tea Cake got married?

a)

Tea Cake died while fishing.

b)

She was pregnant.

c)

Tea Cake took her $200 and left her.

d)

Tea Cake cheated on her.

29.

How did Tea Cake get Janie's money back?

a)

He sold his car.

b)

He worked for the money by working in the fields.

c)

He robbed a few stores.

d)

He gambled and won more money.

30.

Why did Janie decide to work with Tea Cake in the fields?

a)

They were running out of money.

b)

Janie doesn't trust Tea Cake.

c)

They wanted to be together all the time rather than just at night.

d)

Janie loved the smell of sugar canes and beans.

31.

Describe the Nunkie and Tea Cake scene.

a)

Nunkie was Tea Cake's other girlfriend.

b)

Nunkie stole Tea Cake's work tickets which caused them to wrestle each other.

c)

Tea Cake spilled water all over Nunkie on accident.

d)

Nunkie forced Tea Cake to kill Janie.

32.

What happened in Mrs. Turner's restaurant?

a)

There was a fight that led to her restaurant being destroyed.

b)

Janie gave birth in her restaurant.

c)

That is where Tea Cake proposed to Janie.

d)

Janie and Tea cake argued over who was paying for their meal.

33.

What was Mrs. Turner's reaction to the incident in her restaurant?

a)

She hid under the kitchen sink.

b)

She shot Tea Cake.

c)

She yelled at the boys to stop.

d)

She told her husband she wants to move back to Miami.

34.

How did the people in the muck realize a hurricane was coming?

a)

A psychic announced it.

b)

They saw it on the news.

c)

All the animals and Native Americans were moving eastward to higher land.

d)

They read it in the newspaper.

35.

What did Tea Cake and Janie do after the hurricane passed?

a)

The moved to Jacksonville.

b)

They stayed in Palm Beach.

c)

They swam in the flooded roads.

d)

They moved back to the muck.

36.

What was Tea Cake's first symptom? This happened during the fourth week back on the muck.

a)

He lost feeling in his toes.

b)

He dreamed of Janie's death.

c)

He came home from work complaining of a headache.

d)

He had rashes all over his body.

37.

What were Tea Cake's symptoms?

a)

Headache; couldn't swallow anything; hallucinations

b)

Fever; throwing-up; rashes all over his body

c)

Loss of feeling in his arms; swollen tongue; nightmares

d)

Hallucinations; fever; numbness covering his body

38.

What did Janie find under Tea Cake's pillow and what did she do after she found it?

a)

Knife; put it in her apron

b)

Pistol; switched the chamber around

c)

Pistol; took the bullets out

d)

Knife; put it under her pillow

39.

Describe the scene when Tea Cake came back into the house from going to the outhouse?

a)

He bit Janie right before shooting her.

b)

Janie gave him the serum to make him calm down.

c)

He and Janie shot at each other; Tea Cake killed Janie.

d)

He and Janie shot at each other; Janie killed Tea Cake.

40.

What was the outcome of the trial between Janie and Tea Cake?

a)

There was no trial.

b)

Janie was found guilty.

c)

Janie was found NOT guilty.

d)

Tea Cake was found guilty.