WorksheetsTheir Eyes Were Watching God
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is Janie's primary goal?
To overcome racial prejudice
To achieve real independence
To become an important writer
To find domestic tranquility
What is the most important sign of Janie's development?
Her physical power
Her reading habits
Her use of language
Her material wealth
Why is Janie initially attracted to Jody Starks?
She thinks he will help her realize her dreams.
She is impressed by his wealth and power.
She thinks he would be a good father.
She believes he will enable her to be financially secure.
What role does Tea Cake play in Janie's life?
He encourages her personal growth.
He ignites her desire for independence.
He teaches her to be proud of her race.
He begins her sexual awakening.
What is the most important factor in Jody's self-image?
His wealth
His race
His virtue
His power
What do the locals suspect has happened to Janie at the beginning of the novel?
She has abandoned her husband for a younger man.
She has grown weary of working and wants to retire.
Tea Cake has stolen her money and left her.
Tea Cake has been killed in the recent hurricane.
What do the townspeople envy about Janie?
Her tall, noble figure
Her long, straight hair
Her quick, sharp wit
Her light, creamy skin
How does Pheoby react to the locals' criticism of Janie?
She sticks up for her friend.
She joins in, but secretly envies Janie.
She pretends that she cannot hear them.
She storms off to tell her husband.
Where did Janie live when she was a child?
In an abandoned plantation house
In the attic above the school
In the Washburns' backyard
In Logan Killicks's barn
Who is Janie's father?
A schoolteacher who raped her mother
A slaveowner who raped her mother
A local merchant who abandoned her mother
A farmhand who her mother accidentally killed
How did Tea Cake spend Janie's money?
He used it to buy Janie a new dress.
He bought drinks for everyone at the local bar.
He threw a party for his coworkers.
He sent flowers and presents to another woman.
How does Tea Cake react when Janie tells him about her savings?
He tells her that she won't ever have to spend it.
He asks her if he can borrow it for an investment.
He criticizes her for not trusting him sooner.
He decides that they should use it to open a store.
What sort of work do Tea Cake and Janie do in the Everglades?
They farm beans.
They drain swamps.
They hunt alligators.
They raise pigs.
Why do other people come to Tea Cake and Janie's house at night?
To hang out and listen to Tea Cake play guitar.
To flirt with Janie and suck up to Tea Cake.
To get business advice from Tea Cake and eat Janie's cooking.
To drink the alcohol that Janie and Tea Cake provide for free.
What work is Tea Cake forced to do at gunpoint?
Bury corpses
Plant corn
Build coffins
Herd cattle
What disease does Dr. Simmons diagnose in Tea Cake?
Herpes
Cancer
Rabies
Smallpox
What does Jody do shortly after arriving in Eatonville?
He announces a run for Congress.
He takes over Lee Coker's store.
He buys 200 acres of land.
He leaves Janie for another woman.
How does Janie respond to Jody's criticisms and physical violence?
She criticizes him back.
She stays silent.
She breaks down in tears.
She begins an affair with Sam Watson.
Who warns Janie about her relationship with Tea Cake?
Hezekiah Potts and Pheoby Watson
Sam Watson and Mrs. Tyler
Nanny and Matt Bonner
Lige Moss and Nunkie
Whom does Mrs. Turner spend most of her time criticizing?
Slaveowners
Migrant laborers
White farmers
Black people
Why does Tea Cake beat Janie?
To punish her for flirting with Mrs. Turner's brother
To show that he still controls her
To get out his frustrations at work
To drive her away
Why do the Native Americans leave the Everglades?
They are being forced off their lands.
They know that the hurricane is coming.
They are seeking work elsewhere in Florida.
They do not get along with black people.
Why does Tea Cake kill the dog they encounter in the flood?
It was trying to attack Janie.
He thinks it has rabies.
He fears they may need to eat it.
He wants to show his power over nature.
What does Janie think will happen after she marries Logan Killicks?
She will get pregnant.
She will feel trapped and unloved.
She will never see Nanny again.
She will come to love him.
Why does Joe Starks want to go to Florida?
To take over a family farm near the Everglades
To move to a town being built and run by blacks
To be with Janie, his childhood love
To sell a mule to Logan Killicks
Why doesn't Janie run away from Jody?
She is worried that no one will take her in.
She thinks that she might still love him.
She is afraid of what Pheoby Watson will say.
She would lose the inheritance she'll get when he dies.
What rumor do the locals spread about Janie when Jody's health deteriorates?
She gave him syphilis.
She beats him.
She is poisoning him.
She refuses to feed him.
What is Pheoby Watson's connection to Janie?
They are cousins.
They are rivals for Tea Cake.
They are best friends.
They are passing acquaintances.
What literary movement was Hurston a part of?
Romanticism
The Harlem Renaissance
The Lost Generation
The New York School
How does Janie react to Jody's death?
She becomes depressed.
She feels liberated.
She is racked with guilt.
She is constantly angry.
What does Janie learn about silence?
It can be a form of power.
It can lead to misunderstandings.
It is sometimes safer than speaking.
It is often taken as agreement.
Whom does racism affect in the novel?
The black characters
The white characters
The former slaves and their descendants
Everyone who lives within an inherently racist society.
What does Janie's hair represent?
Her youth and beauty
Her strength and individuality
Her arrogance and aloofness
Her ambition and recklessness
Which two symbols are opposed in the novel?
The hurricane and the pear tree
The porch and the pear tree
Janie's hair and the sunset
Janie's hair and the fishing net
Why is Janie's grandmother so concerned with financial security?
Because of her innate materialism
Because of her desire to make her friends jealous
Because of her fear of becoming homeless
Because of her experiences as a slave
How does Janie change her appearance after Jody's death?
She wears more revealing clothes.
She wears black for an entire year.
She keeps her hair in a long braid.
She loses a lot of weight.
