TEWWG 1
What is the main characters name?
Janie
What is the kind of tree mentioned?
Pear tree
Where did Zora grow up?
Eatonville
For what type of company does Joe work?
G and G
What degree did Hurston acquire?
Anthropology
Who raised Janie?
Nanny
What was Janie caught doing?
Kissing
What literary device is used throughout this piece?
Symbolism
What is Missie May's occupationnal status?
Stay at home wife
How was her family freed?
13th Amendement/ Emancipation Proclamation
Who is Janies friend?
Pheoby
How and when did Janie come to realize that she was African American?
When taking a picture with other kids
Where was Zora sent to for school?
What city it Otis from?
Chicago
What is the alternate name for the Black Cultural Renaissance?
Harlem Renaissance
What were the towns people doing when Janie came back?
Gossiping
What was Janie's dad going to do?
Marry her mom
What was Zora's favorite spot?
The gate-post/ the porch
What did Missie May do to Joe?
Cheat
What kind of teacher did she become?
Drama teacher
What food does Pheoby bring Janie?
Mulatto Rice/ Rice & Peas
What is the significance of the tree and the bees in relation to Janie being a 16-year-old teenager?
sexual awakening/ puberty
What PWI did she attend?
Barnard
What does Missie May have?
A baby boy
When did she die?
January 28 1960