Race and Racism
Why didn't Janie know she was black at first?
She played with white children as if they were the same until she was 6
Why does Nanny want Janie to get married?
Protection
What do the porches of the town symbolize? What do people do on them?
Gossip
Nanny thinks marriage is about
Protection
What did Janie grab in the flooding water when she fell in during the hurricane?
A cow
Because of slavery, colored folks are like "branches without ___"
Roots
Joe bought Janie a mule, but did not let her do what when the mule died?
Attend the burial
Janie's grandmother wants people to think what about her grand daughter?
That she is decently married
Why did Janie fall in love with Joe?
He was available and persuasive when she was tired of her first husband
What was the name of Janie's best friend?
Phoeby Watson
After the hurricane, what racist policy did the people cleaning up follow?
They put white bodies in coffins and threw the black bodies in holes.
Why did Tea Cake beat Janie?
He wanted to show the Turners who was boss.
The people gossip mostly because they are ____ of Janie.
envious or jealous
What game did Teacake invite Janie to play when they first met?
chess
What symbolized Joe's controlling of Janie?
The hair scarf
Fill in the blank: When the white men threw down the load, the black men picked it up, and loaded it on the women, who are like the " ____ uh the world."
Why can men have big dreams and women supposedly can't?
Women are supposed to be in the household and be practical.
Hurston writes that the people on the porches made "burning statements out of ___ and "killing tools" out of __?
Questions and laughs
Janie says she was so in love with Teacake and love was what she wanted more than anything, so she has been to the ____ and back.
Horizon
He was shot by Janie
Even the black people of the black-run town were shocked by the idea of a black person running what kind of business?
Being caught by an alligator
What did Janie wear to each of her last two husband's funerals and how does that relate to judgment?
She wore a dress to Joe's because she had to get the town's approval. She doesn't care about their judgment once Teacake dies and she wears overalls
What is one way that Teacake shows he values Janie's independence?
Answers vary
What is the symbol Hurston uses for Janie's burgeoning interest in love?
A bee fertilizing plants