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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tea Cake ask Janie to do in Chapter 14?

2. What do the men who work with Tea Cake think of Mr. Turner?

3. What is Tea Cake's job?

4. What happens to the money Janie has hidden in her dress?

5. What does Janie "pull in and drape over her shoulder" at the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the men get angry at Mrs. Turner?

2. Who is Annie Tyler?

3. How does Tea Cake die?

4. What does Tea Cake do when Janie confronts him about Nunkie?

5. How does Mrs. Turner view blacks?

6. How does Mrs. Turner react to Janie's snubbing of her?

7. Compare Tea Cake's funeral to Joe Starks'.

8. How is the hurricane a metaphor for Janie's life?

9. Describe Janie's reaction when Tea Cake beats her.

10. What happens to Tea Cake at the card game?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss violence as a theme in Their Eyes Were Watching God. Is it shown in a positive or acceptable light? Explain how Janie's reaction to the violent situations she experiences reveal something about her character. Would the violence in the novel be acceptable today?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the horizon as a symbol in the novel. What is it a symbol of? Does its symbolism change at all? If so, how? Use specific examples from the novel to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Compare current events to those that take place in Their Eyes Were Watching God, discussing the differences in social reactions to things like racism and classism.

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