Plot
Characterization
Themes
Symbols
Quotations
100
Pheoby Watson
Who does Janie tell the story of her life to?
100
Her self-identity in the world
What is Janie searching for in the novel?
100
It leads to fufillment
What is the disallusioned perception of power and conquest?
100
Janie's spiritual and sexual awakening
What is the symbolism of the springtime movement?
100
Pheoby Watson
Who said the following quote, "Ah done growed ten feet higher from jus' listenin' tuh you, Janie. Ah ain't satisfied wid mahself no mo'."
200
Tie up her hair in head-rags
What does Jody, out of jealousy, force Janie to do?
200
He assists Janie in achieving her goals of love and self-revelation
What is Tea Cake's function in the novel?
200
They control their will and chase their dreams
While men never really reach for their dreams, women do what?
200
Definance of acceptable social standards, masuline power, and/or a symbol of whiteness
What does Janie's hair symbolize?
200
Janie Starks
Who said the following quote, "Sometimes God gits familiar wid us womenfolks too and talks His inside business. He told me how surprised He was 'bout ya'll turning out so smart after Him makin' yuh different."
300
To tell the men that they don't know women as much about women as they think they do
On the store porch, why does Janie break her silence?
300
Obsession with notions of power
What is Jody Spark's character flaw?
300
Men and women provide each other with different things that they do not possess
What are key elements of Hurston's view of gender difference?
300
A standard of sexual and emotional fufillment
What is does the pear tree symbolize?
300
Nanny
Who said the following, "Yah, Janie youse got yo' womanhood on yuh...Ah wants to see you married right away."
400
A rife shot by Janie
What is the direct cause of Tea Cake's death?
400
To be a faithful friend to Janie assisting her in times of sorrow and victory
What is Pheoby Watson's purpose in the novel?
400
She is singled out and humiliated
How do racial relations affect Janie's childhoood?
400
Far-off dreams
What does the horizon symbolize?
400
Tea Cake
Who said the following, "Look lak they think God don't know nothin' 'bout de Jim Crow law."
500
They should try to be more like white people
What is Mrs. Turner's opinion on black people?
500
She has fufilled her dreams and chooses to live off of her own values
At the end of the story, Janie changes how?
500
EXTRA 1,000 POINTS
FREEBIE!!!
500
The destructiveness of nature
What does the hurricane symbolize?
500
Eatonville people sitting on their front porch
Who said the following, "What she doin' coming back here in dem overhalls? Can't she find no dress to put on? Where's dat blue satin dress she left here in?"
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