Show:
Ch. 1-4
Ch. 5-7
Ch. 8-13
Ch. 14-18
Ch. 19-20
100
At the beginning of the novel, why is everyone curious about Janie?
She has been gone for a year and a half.
100
Why does Jody insist that Janie keep her hair covered at the store?
He doesn't want the other men to admire her hair.
100
How can you tell Tea Cake likes Janie's hair?
He brings a comb so he can get his hands in her hair.
100
Why does Janie start picking beans?
Tea Cake tells her he is lonesome in the fields without her.
100
What is a symptom of Tea Cake's illness?
He has headaches, nightmares, and can't keep water down.
200
Why does Janie give Pheoby permission to tell the others what she says to her?
Pheoby is her friend and will do an accurate job repeating the story.
200
For what event does Jody have a town celebration?
The lighting of the street lamp.
200
What thoughts and emotions does Janie have as time passes after Tea Cake has disappeared with her money?
She worries that she has been taken for a fool.
200
Why doesn't Janie like Nunkie?
Janie doesn't like the way Nunkie flirts with Tea Cake.
200
Why are the men ordered to figure out whether the bodies are those of white and black people?
Only the white bodies are to be placed in coffins.
300
Why did Janie's grandmother raise her?
Janie's mother was raped, became a drinker, and disappeared.
300
Why does Janie compare Jody to Abraham Lincoln?
Because he freed the mule, as Lincoln freed the slaves.
300
What is Tea Cake's reason for taking Janie's money and staying out? How does he spend the money?
He wanted to "feel rich," gave a free supper, and bought a guitar.
300
Why does Mrs. Turner think that Tea Cake isn't good enough for Janie?
She thinks he is too dark skinned.
300
Why does Janie kill Tea Cake?
Because he is about to shoot her.
400
How does Janie's grandmother feel about her kissing Johnny Taylor?
She views the kiss as damaging to Janie because he has nothing to offer.
400
Why doesn't Joe want Janie to go to the dragging-out after the mule dies?
He thinks she should have more dignity than to attend such an affair.
400
What sort of first impression does Tea Cake make on Janie?
She is attracted to his good humor and appreciates the attention he shows her.
400
Why does Tea Cake whip Janie?
He wants to show the Turners that Janie is his and is off-limits.
400
What evidence does the jury use to find Janie not guilty?
Dr. Simmons' testimony about Janie care for her husband, Tea Cake's dangerous mental state, Janie's own testimony
500
Why does Janie marry Logan Killicks?
She wants to please her grandmother and believes that she will grow to love him.
500
How does Janie react to Joe's death?
An outer display of grief, but inwardly relieved.
500
What are the months of wearing black like for Janie?
She is calm, feels free, maintains the store, feels little grief, and gives her suitors no encouragement.
500
What is a warning that the hurricane is coming?
The Seminole Indians moving to high ground, the sawgrass is blooming, the wild animals traveling.
500
Why does Janie feel that Tea Cake isn't dead?
She feels his presence in her house, he can never be dead as long as she remembers him.