Literary Elements
Give an example of symbolism in Their Eyes Were Watching God
The pear tree symbolizes love
Janie's hair symbolizes freedom and independence
Janie's three lovers were _____.
Logan, Joe, Tea Cake
McMurphy wanted to watch the _______ on the TV.
World Series
What did McMurphy give Bromden that made him talk
gum
Who is the author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
Give an example of a metaphor in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
McMurphy as a Christ figure
The combine (machine like force) that controls people's lives
Bromden escaped the ward by ____.
lifting the control panel
At the end of the novel, Janie finally was able to see the end _________.
of her horizon
What happened to Janie's parents
Her mother was raped by a white schoolteacher, which is how Janie was created. Then her mother began drinking excessively, leaving Nanny to take care of Janie.
When was Their Eyes Were Watching God published
1937
What is ironic in Their Eyes Were Watching God
Tea Cake said he would protect Janie but in the end wanted to kill her.
Janie's best friend's name was _____.
Pheoby Watson
Tea cake _____ with Janie's money
threw a party
What did Ms. Turner want for Janie
for her to leave Tea Cake because he was dark-skinned and instead marry her light-skinned brother
What would Tea Cake like to do during his free time
gamble, shoot, play guitar
What is the theme of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Control and oppression can lead to dehumanization and eventually tragedy.
Billy Bibbit _____ after the nurse threatened to tell his mother.
committed suicide
Most patients that were admitted to the ward were _____ by the guards.
raped
Name at least three patients who went on the fishing trip other than McMurphy and Bromden
George, Billy Bibbit, Harding, Martini, Scanlon, Sefelt
Where was McMurphy before he came to the ward?
The Pendleton Work Farm
Give an example of foreshadowing in either novel
McMurphy's electroshock therapy
Janie's return to Eatonville
Janie found $_____ gone from her purse when she woke up.
200
In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, ______ was bullied for acting feminine.
Dale Harding
Name three things that were in Ms. Ratchet's bag
forceps, pills, needles, gears, copper wire, wheels, cogs
What were the names of the women McMurphy brought into the ward
Candy and Sandy