Tea Cake
Why was Janie so wary of marrying Tea Cake at first?
- She was afraid he was using her for her money
- She thought she was too old for him
(either answer works)
Why does Mrs. Turner consider herself to be better than Tea Cake, and many others on the Glades?
- She has some "white" characteristics - thinks she is genetically superior
Why does Sop de Bottom consider Tea Cake lucky with Janie?
Because Janie never hits Tea Cake back and also never yells after the hit - she just cries
What was Motor Boat doing during the storm that surprised Tea Cake and Janie?
- He was sleeping on the bed
How did Tea Cake propose to regain the money he stole from Janie?
- He was going to gamble it back
Why does Mrs. Turner become friends with Janie above all other people?
- Janie has a "coffee and cream complexion with luxurious hair" - Mrs. Turner thought she would be able to "lighten up the race"
How does Janie almost die?
- During the hurricane, the lake floods the Glades and she is stuck on a wooden board with a dog that is trying to kill her.
What adjective would best describe Motor Boat?
Lazy - synonyms work too
Why was Tea Cake afraid of bringing Janie with him on his little "adventure" when he left with her money?
- He was afraid she'd be angry with him for exposing her to railroad folk (not "high - class" people) and would leave him
Why didn't Mrs. Turner like Tea Cake?
- She would "never forgive Janie for marrying a man so dark"
Why did Tea Cake hit Janie?
- He was trying to show Mrs. Turner that she belongs to him - reassures him in his possession
Why didn't Motor Boat go with Janie and Tea Cake when the lake was coming?
Why did Tea Cake decide to take Janie hunting?
- They were bored - couldn't gamble, were waiting to pick the beans
Who was Mrs. Turner trying to set Janie up with?
- Her brother - Booker T Washington
Why were people surprised when Janie started picking beans?
What do Motor Boat and Tea Cake have in common?
They both are very good gamblers
Janie learned what it was to be jealous when a girl wouldn't stop hanging around Tea Cake. What was her name?
Nunkie.
What did Tea Cake learn when he went to talk to Mrs. Turner's husband?
- Mr. Turner is almost afraid of his wife - he says she "takes time for whatever she wants to do"
What did Janie do after she found Tea Cake and the little chunky girl together in the cane fields?
She made a move to seize the girl and then, when she couldn't, took a long walk home
Do you think it was right for Motor Boat to stay at the house, given what happened to Janie and Tea Cake after they left?
to be decided based on response