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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 Tea Cake say that Nunkie did to draw him away from the crowd in the fields?

2. What does Janie tell Pheoby she wants to get married again for?

3. How does Tea Cake intend to win Janie's money back?

4. Who is Mrs. Turner?

5. What does Tea Cake do when Janie cannot swim anymore?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Janie jealous of Nunkie?

5. How does Tea Cake die?

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

7. How does Pheoby react to Janie's story at the end of the novel?

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

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

10. What happens to Tea Cake at the card game?

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

Compare current events to those that take place in Their Eyes Were Watching God, discussing the differences in social reactions to things like racism and classism.

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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