Importance/Earnest
Who does Jack pretend to be in London?
Ernest
Who raised Janie?
Her grandmother
Who is Baby Suggs?
Halle's mother / Sethe's mother-in-law
Banquo
What kind of athlete was Troy Maxson?
Baseball player
How is Cecily related to Jack?
He is her legal guardian
Why was Eatonville a special historic place?
It was the first town established by Black founders
What is Sweet Home?
Their slaveowner's land in Kentucky
The initial three prophecies were: 1) Macbeth becomes Thane of Cawdor, 2) Macbeth becomes king of Scotland, and what?
3) Banquo's descendants take the throne
Why did Cory quit his job at the A&P?
To play football
Who is Lady Bracknell's daughter?
Gwendolen
Who wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God?
Zora Neale Hurston
What is Sethe's "tree"?
A scar on her back
How did the Birnam Wood marching at the Dunsinane castle come true?
The soldiers held tree branches
Why is Gabriel disabled?
His head was injured in the war
Where was Jack abandoned as a baby?
At the station in a handbag
Frame narrative
What do Denver, Beloved, and Sethe do for fun one day after Sethe is fired?
Go ice skating
Who unexpectedly showed to the big banquet?
The ghost of Banquo
Who is Raynell?
Troy's daughter with Alberta
What is "bunburying"?
Using an excuse to say no to social events
What game do Tea Cake and Janie play in the story when they first meet?
Checkers
Why doesn't the town like Sethe?
For killing her daughter, Beloved
What does Lady Macbeth admit while she is sleepwalking?
That she was complicit in all the murders
What does Troy do for a living towards the end of the play?
*Drives* a garbage truck