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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. Why does Mrs. Turner like Janie?

2. Where do the workers go to escape the storm?

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

4. How does Pheoby feel after Janie is done talking in Chapter 20?

5. Why don't the police make many arrests when the workers get drunk in town?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the events that take place during the hurricane.

3. How does Tea Cake die?

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

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

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

7. Why does Tea Cake want Janie to work in the fields with him?

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

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

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

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

Compare and contrast Janie's perception of her role as a woman compared to that of her grandmother's.

Essay Topic 3

It can be said that Their Eyes Were Watching God captures the importance of oral history and the oral tradition in African American culture. What elements of the story support this?

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