Plot
This is how the novel begins:
A. Janie returns to Eatonville and tells Pheoby her story
B. Tea Cake dies from rabies
C. Janie marries Joe Starks
A. Janie returns to Eatonville and tells Pheoby her story
DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Love is lak de sea…”
A. Tea Cake
B. Nanny
C. Janie
C. Janie
Janie’s hair symbolizes...
A. Her grief
B. Her power and independence
C. Her relationship with nature
B. Her power and independence
When Janie explains her life story to Pheoby, which appeal is strongest?
A. Pathos
B. Logos
C. Ethos
C. Ethos
Which is a main theme of the novel?
A. Environmental conservation
B. Freedom and independence
C. Technological progress
B. Freedom and independence
This happens right before Janie leaves Logan:
A. She marries Tea Cake
B. She meets Joe Starks
C. She buries Tea Cake
B. She meets Joe Starks
“You got tuh go there tuh know there.”
A. Janie
B. Pheoby
C. Joe Starks
A. Janie
The hurricane is a symbol of:
A. Religious rebirth
B. Power and unpredictability of nature
C. Janie’s strength
D. The devil
B. Power and unpredictability of nature
The hurricane scene mostly appeals to:
A. Pathos
B. Logos
C. Satire
A. Pathos
The Harlem Renaissance and Jim Crow laws influenced the novel. This is an example of:
A. Conflict
B. Historical context
C. Symbolism
B. Historical context
Which of these events is the climax of the novel?
A. Janie marries Tea Cake
B. Janie kills Tea Cake
C. Janie returns to Eatonville
B. Janie kills Tea Cake
“They got tuh find out about livin’ fuh theyselves.”
A. Tea Cake
B. Janie
C. Nanny
B. Janie
The horizon represents:
A. Love
B. God
C. Janie’s dreams and search for self
C. Janie's dreams
Nanny’s decision to marry off Janie appeals most to:
A. Logos
B. Ethos
C. Pathos
A. Logos
Which character believes lighter skin is superior?
A. Janie
B. Joe
C. Mrs. Turner
D. Mr. Jones
C. Mrs. Turner
If you guesses Mr. Jones, better go reread the whole book.
1. Tea Cake is buried
2. Janie kills Tea Cake
3. Janie is arrested
4. Janie flees the hurricane
A. 4, 2, 3, 1
B. 2, 4, 3, 1
C. 4, 3, 2, 1
A. 4, 2, 3, 1
Which character mostly serves as the listener for Janie’s story?
Phoeby
What motif is represented when Janie walks toward the horizon in the end?
A. Fulfillment
B. Death
C. Justice
A. Fulfillment
Janie shooting Tea Cake shows which rhetorical appeal when she testifies in court?
A. Ethos
B. Pathos
C. All of the above
C. ALL
Janie’s journey is MOST about:
A. Becoming rich
B. Seeking power
C. Discovering her voice and freedom
C. Discovering her voice and freedom
– What happens LAST in the novel?
A. Janie walks away from Eatonville
B. Janie feels at peace and ends her story
C. Janie sees Tea Cake in a vision
B. Janie feels at peace and ends her story
“Ah can’t stand black n*s” shows what character’s internalized racism?
Mrs. Turner
THE MULE- ?
THE PEAR TREE- ?
THE PEAR TREE- Love and desire
THE MULE- Burden of being mistreated
Which is an example of pathos in the novel?
A. Janie describing her dreams
B. Janie pleading for Tea Cake’s life as he attacks her
C. Tea Cake planning how to survive the storm
B. Janie pleading for Tea Cake’s life as he attacks her
The line “She untied the apron and flung it on a bush…” shows:
A. Gender roles being rejected
B. Nature’s beauty
C. Janie’s fear
A. Gender roles being rejected