Zora Neale Hurston
Which state was Zora Neale Hurston ACTUALLY born in?
Alabama
Uptown!
Janie's third husband's real name.
Virgible Woods.
Who orginally owned the mule of Eatonville?
Matt Bonner
Two of the Blues artists we listened to.
Robert Johnson; Son House; Elmore James; Buddy Guy; John Lee Hooker.
"Put me down easy, Janie, Ah'm a cracked plate."
Nanny!
Name two OTHER famous writers from the Harlem Renaissance
Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, W.E.B DuBois, Alain Locke, Sterling Brown.
Janie's best friend; first and last name, please.
Phoeby Watson
The family's yard where Janie and Nanny lived.
The Washburns.
An essay that discussed why educated African-Americans left the South-aka, the 10% who were able to do so.
"Oh to be a pear tree--any tree in bloom!"
Janie's "coming of age." Symbolic! (Of what?)
Name two other pieces of writing by Zora Neale Hurston.
Answers will vary: Mules and Men; Dust Tracks on a Road; Moses, Man of the Mountain; Jonah's Gourd Vine; "Characteristics of Negro Expression"; Seraph on the Suwanee; Barracoon, etc.
This was a place where African-Americans could play music, sing, dance, etc, without white people.
The Jook.
"He just slapped her around a bit to show he was boss."
Tea Cake hitting Janie etc.
What colleges did Zora attend?
Howard University and Barnard College.
What was the primary cause of the massive influx of African-Americans to Harlem?
"The Great Migration"/violent racism in the South/more potential economic opportunity in the North.
Who was Janie's grandfather?
Nanny's "owner," Master Robert.
Why were the soliders returning from WWI being forced to fight? Give me a few intelligent reasons.
Answers will vary.
"They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God."
The TITLE/the hurricane/the flood (biblical allusion!), etc.
In what country did Zora write Their Eyes Were Watching God? How long did it take her to write?
Haiti; 7 weeks.
______________was interested in asserting what his culture had contributed to what had been thought to be a white civilization and would not accept accommodation or ignore grievances in the interest of war/national unity.
The New Negro
Janie's first kiss was with this person.
"Shiftless" Johnny Taylor
What did Mrs. Turner worship? Identify/describe.
"Whiteness."
The act of speaking; confidence to deviate from traditional roles; seeking the horizon.
"It was the meanest moment of eternity."
Right after Janie shoots Tea Cake and is literally prying his dead mouth off of her arm.