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Eyes Were Watching God

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are Janie's neighbors doing when she arrives home?

a)

a. The neighbors are all asleep.

b)

b. The neighbors are hiding inside Janie's house to throw her a surprise party.

c)

c. the neighbors are building a barn.

d)

d. The neighbors are gathered on Pheoby's front porch to gossip.

2.

How old do the neighbors think Janie is when she returns home in Chapter 1?

a)

a. 40.

b)

b. 25.

c)

c. 18.

d)

d. 55.

3.
Who is Janie's best friend?
a)
a.  Annie.
b)
b.  Pearl.
c)
c.  Lulu.
d)
d.  Pheoby.
4.

What does Janie eat for dinner in Chapter 1?

a)

a. Collard greens

b)

b. Mulatto rice.

c)

c. A ham sandwich.

d)

d. Turkey and dressing.

5.

What is Janie doing when Pheoby comes to see her?

a)

a. Soaking and washing her feet.

b)

b. Writing a letter.

c)

c. Making dinner.

d)

d. Washing her dress.

6.
What do Janie's neighbors want to know about her?
a)
a.  All of the above.
b)
b.  Where her boyfriend is.
c)
c.  Why she has come home.
d)
d.  Where all her money is.
7.

What does everyone call the "boy" Janie left with?

a)

a. Big Mouth.

b)

b. Tea Cake.

c)

c. Rum Pan.

d)

d. Baby Boy.

8.
When does Janie realize she is not white.
a)
a.  When she looks in the mirror.
b)
b.  When the kids at school tease her.
c)
c.  When her grandmother tells her.
d)
d.  When she sees a picture of herself with the white children.
9.
Why do the other black children pick on Janie all the time?
a)
a.  Janie talks differently than the other kids.
b)
b.  Janie makes fun of the other girls.
c)
c.  Janie gets better grades than them.
d)
d.  Janie's clothes are better than the other kids' clothes.
10.
What object in nature is symbolic of Janie's sexual awakening?
a)
a.  A sunrise.
b)
b.  A sunset.
c)
c.  A blossoming tree.
d)
d.  A ripe fruit.
11.
What event in Chapter 2 signals the end of Janie's childhood?
a)
a.  Johnny Taylor kissing her.
b)
b.  Janie graduating from high school.
c)
c.  Nanny telling her it's time to get married.
d)
d.  Janie leaving home.
12.
How did Janie's mother become pregnant with Janie?
a)
a.  She married a soldier.
b)
b.  She spent the night with a white man.
c)
c.  She was raped by the school teacher.
d)
d.  Nanny sells her to a white man.
13.

In chapter 2, where does 16-year-old Janie go to ponder her life and dream about love?

a)

To the red barn behind the school house

b)

To the pear tree blossoming with flowers and bees in her backyard

c)

To the hill beyond the cotton fields

d)

To a secret house in the woods