Who was the biggest poet during the Harlem Renaissance?
Langston Hughes
What does the Mule symbolize?
Victimization
Who raised Janie??
Nanny
"Have some sympathy fuh me. Put me down easy, Janie, Ah’m a cracked plate. "
Nanny Crawford
Who was Janie's second husband?
Jody Starks
Where was the Harlem Renaissance started?
Harlem/Manhattan, New York
What does checkers symbolize?
Equality
When did Janie realize she was black?
When her and the Washburn family took a family photo
"Ah could throw ten acres of it over de fence every day and never look back to see where it fell. "
Janie Crawford
How did Tea Cake Die?
Janie shot him.
When did the Harlem Renaissance start?
In the 1910's
What does Janie's hair symbolize?
Janie's Independence
Who is Janie's first kiss?
Johnny Taylor
“Janie, Ah would have give Jacksonville wid Tampa for a jump-back for you to be dere wid me. Ah started to come git yuh two three times"
Tea Cake
What is the name of the town that Jody Starks founds?
Eatonville, Flordia
Why did the Harlem Renaissance occur?
The Great Migration
What does the Gate represent?
New beginnings
Why is Janie made fun of at school?
Because of her dark skin and absent parents
"Leave the s’posin’ and everything else to me. Ah’ll be down dis road uh little after sunup tomorrow mornin’ to wait for you."
Jody Starks
What happens to Tea Cake when gambling?
He gets cut
What was created in the Harlem Renaissance?
Music, Fashion, Art, and Literature
What does the Pear Tree represent?
Love
Who is Janie arranged to marry after Nanny finds out what happened at the pear tree?
Logan Killicks
“You got mo’ nerve than me. Ah jus’ couldn’t see mahself married to no black man. It’s too many black folks already. We oughta lighten up the race.”
Mrs. Turner
Who goes with Janie and Tea Cake when the storm hits?
Motorboat