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

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

3. Why does Tea Cake beat Janie?

4. How old is Tea Cake?

5. When is payday on the muck?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Turner view blacks?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Annie Tyler?

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

9. Why is Janie jealous of Nunkie?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the novel and Janie's story could be viewed as an inspiration to women.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how and why Janie is consistently disappointed throughout her life. Which characters disappoint her? What were her initial expectations of these characters, and how do they let her down?

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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