What is the authors name of Their Eyes Were Watching God?
Zora Neale Hurston
100
Janie’s third husband and first real love. Twelve years younger than Janie. Doesn’t try to force Janie to be anything other than herself, and he treats her with respect.
Who is Tea Cake?
100
Where did Janie live with Jody Sparks?
What is Eatonville
100
"ah done lived grandma's way, now ah means tuh live mine"
Who is Janie
100
Why does Janie Leave Logan Killicks?
She doesn't love him. He isn't abusive or mean it's just that she doesn't find him attractive and doesn't have deep feelings for him.
200
What state was Zora born in?
What is Alabama
200
Arranges Janie’s marriage to Logan because she values financial security and respectability over love.
What is Nanny?
200
Where does Tea Cake and Janie reside?
What is the Everglades or the Muck
200
"thank yuh fuh yo compliments, but mah wife don't know nothin bout speech-makin"
Who is Jody/Joe Starks
200
Why is Joe "Jody" Starks on his way to Florida?
He hears that Eatonville, Florida is a town that is being built by African Americans. He has been saving up money for years as sees this as an opportunity to be the voice of the black community.
300
How many novels has Zora Hurston written?
What is 4
300
Was the town's go-to girl to get information out of Janie. Looked up to Janie but at the same time resented her for everything she had.
Who is Phoebe?
300
Where does a fight break out between several migrant workers?
What is Mrs. Turner's restaurant
300
"You'se uh lil girl baby all de time. God made it so you spent yo' ole age first wid somebody else, and saved up yo' young girl days to spend wid me"
Who is Tea Cake
300
How many acres does Eatonville after right after Stark's purchase?
What is 250?
400
What is the year and place that she wrote Their Eyes Where Watching God?
What is Haiti
400
Cruel, conceited, and uninterested in Jeanie as a person. Tries to always have a "big voice", makes Janie cover up and was married to her for 20 years.
Who is Joe Starks?
400
Which city does Janie and Tea Cake find safety at after the hurricane?
What is Palm Beach
400
"Ah couldn't love yuh no more if Ah had felt yo' birth pains mah-self"
Who is Nanny Crawford
400
What was Janie's breaking point with Starks? How did she react?
Starks insulted her for not cutting a plug of tobacco on the mark. She told him that his belly sticks out over his pants and that he isn't as gifted below the belt as he acts like he is.
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What is Zora's pivotal moment as a child that changed her life?
Watching her mothers death
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A resident of Eatonville, Florida. One of the first people to meet Janie and Jody. He tries unsuccessfully to lure Janie away from Jody.
Who is Amos Hicks?
500
Who owns the property of the house that Janie and Nanny live in?
What is Washburn's
500
"Look at me! Ah ain't got no flat nose and liver lips. Ah'm uh featured woman. Ah got white folks' features in mah face.'
Who is Mrs. Turner
500
Why does Mrs. Turner Despise Tea Cake?
She feels that he isn't good enough for Janie. She idolizes Caucasian features and therefore sees Janie is a respectable light. She thinks that many African Americans are too loud.