Who Said It?
A woman stay round uh store till she get old as Methusalem and still can't cut a little thing like a plug of tobacco!
Joe
starched an ironed their face.
Who is Janie?
Who thought sitting on porches like white women was the best life?
Nanny
who had an "inside and an outside?"
Janie
What killed Joe?
His kidneys stopped working.
Janie needed to change her path from __________ to _____________.
Things to people
What did Tea Cake do that made Janie "scream in protest."
Jumped her king.
"People ought to have some regard for helpless things."
What did Janie say?
His eyes buckled in a vacant-mouthed terror
Owned the mule that Joe bought
Who is Matt?
who pinched the horizon into a tiny thing?
Nanny
Wanted peace, but on his own terms.
Who started imitating Joe?
Hezekiah
What did Janie say to Tea Cake when he offered to continue teaching her how to play checkers?
"It's all right tuh come teach me, but don't come tuh cheat me."
Sh-sh-sh! Don't let nobody hear you say dat, Janie. Folks will say you ain't sorry he's gone.
Pheoby
What did all the years take from Janie?
The fight in her face.
When did did Janie "stood there until something fell off the shelf inside her."
After Joe would hit her because the food wasn't cooked correctly.
symbolizes wearing white
Janie was done mourning Joe.
He wanted her submission and he’d keep on fighting until he felt he had it.
How Joe felt about Janie.
What did Janie send to Joe's funeral?
Her face.
What does Tea Cake not need a pocket full of money for?
To ride the train like a woman.
You always did class off.”
What did Phoeby say to Janie?
What was the only change the townspeople noticed in Janie after Joe died?
She would wear her hair in one single braid.
What "got pitiful if you thought about it awhile. It was like somebody snatched off part of a woman’s clothes while she wasn’t looking and the streets were crowded."
Joe constantly cutting on Janie and making fun of her.
What was a magnet?
Tea Cake and Janie's house on the muck.
What did Janie find was a great challenge in South Florida after Joe died?
Widowhood and property.
What did Joe say to Janie when she tried to make amends with him on his death bed.
I wish thunder and lightning would kill ya!
How long did it take before Jane saw Tea Cake again after the first time?
A week
You have tuh power tuh free things and dat makes you lak uh king uh something.
Janie
His prosperous looking bell that used to thrust out so pugnaciously and intimidate folks, sagged like a load suspended from his loins.
Joe
How did Janie feel about Nanny after she died? Why?
She hated her for squelching her.
symbolizes Janie's struggle with Joe
Sam's mule
What conflict does Janie have after Joe dies.
The townspeople expect her to marry again.
What is the rumor going around about Janie and Joe?
That she "fixed" him. The idea that she has poisoned him and that is why he is sick.
The Sunday School Picnic