Janie
Miscellaneous
Joe Starks
Tea Cake
Figurative language/Symbols/Allusion
100

According to Nanny, when does Janie become a woman?

After she kisses Johnny Taylor.

100

Why does Janie marry Logan Killicks?

Nanny forced her to marry him.

100

Who is the first Mayor of Eatonville?

Joe Starks

100

What did Tea Cake sacrifice to afford an old car to drive Janie?

Guitar

100

What is a symbol of opportunity in the novel?

The Horizon

200

Why is Janie's mother named Leafy?

Nanny hid her in the leafy moss when she ran away from the plantation.

200

According to Hurston in her opening paragraph, what is the difference between women and men?

Women don't wait for their dreams to come true because the dream is enough.

200

Joe beats Janie because ..

She insulted him in front of others.

200

What does Janie wear when she marries Teacake?

Blue satin dress

200

A symbol of Janie's freedom is...

Her hair.

300

When Janie returned to Eatonville, what was she wearing?

Overalls

300

What is a motif in literature?

A repeated pattern, symbol, or something that keeps coming back a story.

300

Joe pays Matt Bonner $5.00 for his yellow mule, this is a subtle allusion to whom?

Abraham Lincoln

300

Why do Tea Cake and his friends destroy Mrs. Turners place?

She is a racist 

300

Matt Bonners mule is a closely a symbol to which character?

Mrs. Turner

400

Who is Janie's confidante? 

Pheobe

400

What are Jukes or Juke Joints?

Hidden places for entertainment

400

Who does Joe describe as Methuselah?

Janie

400

When is Tea Cake bitten by the dog?

In the hurricane when he tries to rescue Janie.

400

What symbol does Janie say she wraps around her at the end of the novel?

The Horizon

500

Janie leaves Logan because?

She wants adventure.

500

Why does Janie not get convicted of murder?

The doctor explains it was self defense.

500

The rumors suggest that Joe is dying because

Janie poisoned him.

500

Why does Tea Cake whip Janie?

He wants to show Mrs. Turner and her brother that Janie is faithful and his.

500

The sun and the bossman were gone, so the skins felt powerful" Is an example of what type of figurative language?

Metaphor

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