Their eyes were watching god questions

35 Multiple Choice Questions: "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neal Hurston
Subject
Humanities

Question Description
Need 35 Multiple Choice Questions Answered from the Novel, "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Z1. After eleven years of marriage, why does Joe keep pointing out Janie's faults to her? (2 points) To save their marriage To make Janie look young To hide his own flaws To civilize Janie To force Janie to leave him 2. Why is it significant to Janie that Logan stops talking to her in rhyme? (2 points) Janie associates rhymes with love. Janie links rhymes with innocence. Janie likes to hear Logan's voice. Janie thinks Logan is a good composer of rhymes Janie remembers her father through the rhymes. 3. At the beginning of the novel, Janie is coming from (2 points) working in a neighboring town. her mother's house. burying the dead. the courtroom. 4. The statement "De nigger woman is de mule uh de world so fur as Ah can see" is said by (2 points) Janie's best friend. Joe Starks. Nanny. Janie. 5. Phoeby Watson is Janie's (2 points) sister. best friend. grandmother. sister-in-law. 6. Tea Cake wants to shoot Janie because he thinks that (2 points) she is interested in Turner. she wants to kill him. she has lost her head. she has become old. she dominates him. 7. When Janie sees a picture of herself for the first time, she is surprised because (2 points) she has long pretty hair. she is "colored." she is tall. she is dressed in borrowed clothes. 8. Janie's marriage to Logan is a disappointment because (2 points) he is a rich and conceited man. he is not a passionate man. he beats her and makes her work like a mule. all of the above 9. The phrase "mocked to death by Time" is an example of (2 points) repetition. allusion. personification. oxymoron. 10. The town is gossiping about Janie after she takes up with Tea Cake because (2 points) her husband had not been dead for more than nine months. she stopped attending church. she wore high heel slippers and a ten-dollar hat. all of the above 11. How does Janie celebrate her freedom after Joe's death? (2 points) By going on a tour By burning her head rags By having a feast By dancing By decorating her house 12. At the beginning of the novel, Tea Cake (2 points) has left Janie for another. is dead. has left with Janie's money. has moved to another town. 13. Tea Cake whips Janie in front of Mrs. Turner's brother to show that (2 points) he is a strong man. he loves Janie. he has full control over Janie. he is not afraid of Mrs. Turner. he is a meek husband. 14. Janie is upset that the mule is mistreated because (2 points) she can sympathize with the mule's struggle. she hates all the men on her porch. she feels the mule is helpless. both answers a and c. 15. Tea Cake's direct cause of death is (2 points) the hurricane. rabies. a gunshot from Janie. his jealous rage. 16. Janie is raised by (2 points) Nanny. Miss Nellie. The Washburn family. her mother. 17. Tea Cake uses Janie's money to (2 points) gamble. buy a house. buy a car. all of the above 18. After Jody slaps Janie, Hurston writes: Janie stood where he left her...until something fell off the shelf inside her. Then she went there to see what it was. It was her image of Jody tumbled down and shattered. The passage is an example of (2 points) metaphorical language. allusion. parallelism. irony. 19. Janie's taking the rags off her head symbolizes (2 points) defiance against her husband. her new freedom. her past suffering. her future suffering. 20. Janie's marriage to Jody is a disappointment because (2 points) he is controlling. he is physically abusive. he is verbally abusive. all of the above. 21. Why does Nanny force Janie to marry Logan Killicks? (2 points) Logan Killicks is young. Logan Killicks possesses land. Logan Killicks loves Janie. Logan Killicks has a good job. Logan Killicks is a nice man. 22. At the beginning of the novel, the "porch" people who sit "in judgment" of Janie criticize her because (2 points) she is wearing overalls and her hair is loose. she is an older woman acting young. she left town with a younger man. all of the above 23. Janie's final relationship is with (2 points) Hezekiah. Ed Dockery. Joe Watson. Vergible Woods. 24. Through the example of Anne Tyler, Hurston encourages the African Americans to (2 points) imitate the white men. take pride in slavery. seek help from the white men. take pride in their race. stop fighting for their rights. 25. Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men. Now, women forget all those things they don't want to remember and remember everything they don't want to forget. The dream is the truth. Then they act and do things accordingly. Based on the passage above, who is the Watcher? (2 points) God Woman Society Man 26. Jody makes Janie keep her hair in a rag because (2 points) he is jealous. it is ugly. it is so long, it gets in the way. it is not proper for a married woman to show her hair. 27. "Janie starched and ironed her face." This sentence is an example of a(n) (2 points) metaphor. allusion. personification. irony. hyperbole. 28. What does the gate symbolize in the novel? (2 points) It symbolizes an end of all dreams. It symbolizes Janie's dissatisfaction. It symbolizes material prosperity. It symbolizes openings into new worlds. It symbolizes marital bliss. 29. Joe Starks is (2 points) the first mayor of Eatonville. Janie's second husband. owner of the first store in Eatonville. all of the above 30.