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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 do at home after the funeral?

2. What does Tea Cake help Janie with at the end of the night?

3. What does Janie learn to do in Chapter 10?

4. Why does Logan go to Lake City?

5. What does Janie do instead of finishing breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events in Chapter 4 reveal a change in Janie and Logan's marriage?

2. Describe your impression of the relationship between Pheoby and Janie.

3. Why did Joe not allow Janie to play games like checkers?

4. Describe the scene that occurs in the store in Chapter 7.

5. Describe the analogy Hurston uses to explain Janie's sexual awakening.

6. Describe Nanny's reaction, in Chapter 3, to hearing that Janie is unhappy.

7. What are the circumstances surrounding Joe's death?

8. What does Janie do immediately after Joe dies?

9. How does Janie initially feel about Joe's getting old?

10. How is death personified in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How did each phase of Janie's life, from childhood through adulthood, shape her into the woman who is telling the story in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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