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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 Janie take with her when she leaves?

2. Who does Mrs. Turner want Janie to marry?

3. What does Tea Cake teach Janie how to do in the Everglades?

4. What does Tea Cake say that Nunkie did to draw him away from the crowd in the fields?

5. What does Tea Cake do when Janie cannot swim anymore?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the workers in the Everglades do for fun?

2. How does Pheoby react to Janie's story at the end of the novel?

3. What does Janie say about the horizon at the end of her story?

4. What does Janie tell Pheoby about marriage in Chapter 12?

5. What things does Tea Cake do to show his love for Janie?

6. What makes the townspeople so mad about Janie seeing Tea Cake?

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

8. Why is Janie jealous of Nunkie?

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

10. What are Janie's suspicions about Tea Cake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What elements are integral parts of how Hurston defines true love in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of the title Their Eyes Were Watching God? What does this title reveal about Janie's journey toward self-realization? Is the title a statement about Janie or other characters? Does the title imply a sense of waiting or searching? How?

Essay Topic 3

How are the characters in the novel presented as foils of one another?

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