Conflicts
What type of conflict was Janie's struggle to follow her heart or do what she felt was the "right" thing to do?
Person vs. Self
Which of Janie's husbands hit her?
Jody and Tea Cake
What are the names of Janie's three husbands?
Logan, Jody, and Tea Cake
Throughout the book, Janie is compared to a pear tree as seen in the example "She wasn't petal open anymore" (71). this is an example of what literary device?
metaphor
What epiphany does Janie make about herself when she sees a photo of herself with the other children?
That she is an African American
What type of conflict forced Janie and Tea Cake to leave The Muck when the hurricane came?
What is Person vs. Nature
How are relationships between men and women portrayed in the novel?
Men are superior and in charge
What position does Jody find himself in while living in Eatonville?
Mayor
"It woke up old Okechobee and the monster began to roll in his bed" (158) is an example of what literary device?
personification
After Jody's death, Janie realized that the pity she felt for her grandmother was cloaking another emotion. What was it?
Hatred
What type of conflict was the disagreement between Janie and Jody in the store?
Person vs. Person
How does Janie feel about each of her marriages?
Logan was forced and they were unhappy, Jody did not value her as an individual and stiffed her, and her and Tea Cake truly loved each other.
What did Tea Cake do after disappearing with Janie's money?
He throws a feast and buys a guitar
"De crow ghan up, man" (156) is an example of what literary device?
dialect
What realization did the pear tree bring to Janie?
Her womanhood and desire for love
What type of conflict is Janie's question "Did (god) mean to do this to her?"
Person vs. fate
What is Janie's relationship like with the people on the Muck?
They consider her one of them and include her in their lives.
What is the first sign Janie receives that there is a bad storm coming on the Muck?
The native Americans all leave.
"the great rope of black hair swinging to her waist and unraveling in the wind like a plume" (2) is an example of what two literary devices?
simile and characterization
What epiphany did Janie have when Jody started to comment on her age?
She realized he was putting her down to draw attention way from himself.
What type of conflict was Janie being looked down for falling in love with a younger man?
Person vs. Society
What was Janie's relationship like with the people of Eatonville?
The community considered her separate and higher class thing from themselves, creating jealousy, division, and for Janie loneliness.
What kills Tea Cake?
He gets rabies from a dog bite and Janie has to kill him.
"She was stretched on her back beneath the pear tree soaking in the alto chant of the visiting bees, the gold of the sun and the panting breath of the breeze" (11) is an example of what two literary devices?
Imagery and personification
Prior to Jody's death, Janie realizes their is a rumor spreading about her in the town. What is it?
That she is poisoning Jody