Who said it?
Zora Neal Hurston Facts
Symbols
What chapter
Harlem Renaissance
100

"Hell done broke loose in Georgy"

Tea Cake

100

What novel is Zora celebrated for the most

TEWWG

100

What is Janie's hair a symbol of?

Power and independence.

100

What Chapter did Janie meet Joe?

 Chapter 4

100

What was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance?

A. promoted the growth of New York cities

B. it fought discrimination in southern cities

C. promoted culture identity of African Americans

D. it established programs such as the NAACP

Promoted culture identity of African Americans

200

“Look at me! Ah ain’t got no flat nose and liver lips. Ah’m uh featured woman. Ah got white folks’ features in mah face. Still and all Ah got tuh be lumped in wid all de rest. It ain’t fair. Even if dey don’t take us in wid de whites, dey oughta make us uh class tuh ourselves.”

A. Mrs.Turner

B. Pheoby

C. Annie Tyler

Mrs.Turner

200

What movement did Zora Neale Hurston contribute to

Harlem Renaissance

200

What is the street lamp a symbol of?

Jody's ambition and desire to be seen as powerful and important in Eatonville. Specifically, his attempt to play God.

200

What chapter did Tea Cake take Janie's money

Chapter 13

200

What was the Great Migration?

100's of black Americans moved from economically depressed rural South to industrial cities of the North to take advantage of employment.

300

"When you pull down yo’ britches, you look lak de change uh life.”

Janie

300

Besides TEWWG name TWO NOVELS of Zora Hurston

Jonah’s Gourd Vine, Moses, Man of the Mountain, Serap on the Suwanee, Barracoon, and The Life of Herod the Great

300

What does Death symbolize?

It is a catalyst for change and the pursuit of self-discovery. Marking a new phase in her life and her evolving understanding of love and self.

300

What chapter did Janie start to notice that Joe was getting old?

Chapter 7

300

All of the following were famous musical artists during the jazz age EXCEPT

A. Bessie Smith

B. Duke Ellington

C. Louis Armstrong

D. Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes

400

"Lawd a’mussy, honey, Ah sho is glad tuh see mah chile!"

Nanny

400

Name all THREE schools Zora Hurston has attended

Howard, Barnard and Columbia

400

What does checkers symbolize?

Equality, empowerment, and one's own independence.

400

What chapter did Nanny pass?

Chapter 3

400

What are the four factors that laid the groundwork for the movement?

1) A black middle class

2) Great Migration

3) Cultural center for blacks

4) African American community

500

"Y’all makes me tired. De way you talkin’ you’d think de folks in dis town didn’t do nothin’ in de bed ’cept praise de Lawd."

Pheoby

500

What age did Zora Hurston graduate high school

27

500
What does the hurricane symbolize?

All life events beyond human control, highlighting the unpredictable and sometimes painful aspects of life, as well as the chaos and pain Janie experiences in her relationships and the social injustices she faces.

500

What chapters did Janie get married?

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter13

500

How much did the average African American family earn in Harlem during the 1920s?

The average African American family in Harlem earned $1,300.00 per year, which translates to about $2.50-$3.50 per day.

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