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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. Where do all the workers from the muck go for fun?

2. What does Janie let Tea Cake do that none of the other men have been able to do?

3. What does Janie hide behind the stove?

4. What does Janie find under Tea Cake's pillow?

5. What color does Janie start wearing in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Janie jealous of Nunkie?

3. How does Mrs. Turner view blacks?

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

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

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

7. How does Tea Cake die?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Is Janie's story an analogy of the repression of African Americans or women? Support your answer with references to and examples from the book.

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