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WorksheetsTheir Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who is the main character?
Jainie Crawford
Teacake
Pheoby Watson
Nanny
What is her situation at the beginning of the novel?
She is returning home after being gone for a long time
She has just had a baby
She is returning from being a nurse in the war
After chapter 1, how is the story told?
Through flashback
1st person
In present time
When Janie sees the pear tree and the pollination of the blossoms, what does she automatically think of?
She sees that her youth is only here for a short moment
She thinks of Tea Cake and his handsome body
She thinks of how hungry she is
She thinks of romance and the possibilities romance holds
What does Janie learn from her marriage with Logan Killicks?
Marriages don't have to be loving
Love is more important to women than to men
Man can't love women
She hates being married
Why does Janie marry Logan Killicks?
Who's Logan?
To please Leafy
To please Nanny
She loves him
What does Joe value most in the world?
He has no values
Janie
Equality
Material wealth and ambition
How does Janie treat Tea Cake when he falls ill?
She kills him in his sleep
She takes care of him as best she can
She leaves him
Cause he's the worst
The book implies that woman can only gain power through...?
Marriage
Education
Career
Children
Who said, "You know if you pass some people and don’t speak tuh suit ‘em dey got tuh go way back in yo’ life and see whut you ever done"?
Janie
Nanny
Tea Cake
Pheoby
What is the setting of the novel?
Georgia
Florida
The Deep South, it's not specific
Texas
