Chapter I
Who is the main character in the novel?
Janie Crawford.
Who raised Janie?
Janie's grandmother "Nanny"
How did Janie meet Joe Starks?
Janie was laboring behind a grade plow.
Why did people like to tease Matt Bonner mule?
It was skinny and yellow.
What made Joe ill?
His kidneys failed?
Janie Crawford returns to Eatonville, Florida, where did come from?
Everglades.
Who did Janie not realised she wasn't black?
A photograph of the family.
Why did Janie leave Logan Killicks?
Logan was making Janie do house work.
Why did Joe make Janie wear a head-rag in the store?
He jealous of other men admiring his wife’s hair while she is going about her business in the store.
Why did Joe wish death upon Janie?
Janie points out that if he'd listened to her before and had seen a doctor, he wouldn’t be dying right now. He never listened to her and never knew her during their 20 years of marriage.
What person did Janie tell her story too?
Janie's bestfriend Phoeby.
Who is Janie's mother, and why didn't she care for Janie?
Janie's mother is Leafy, and at age 17, she was raped by her white schoolteacher and after Leafy gave birth to Janie, Leafy became an alcoholic and ended up leaving.
How did Logan Killicks respond when Janie ask what would happen if she left him?
Logan started yelling at her.
Why didn't Joe let Janie do town events?
Joe says it isn't proper for a mayor's wife to be in such events.
What doctor did Janie call for Joe?
Janie calls a real doctor from Orlando
Why did the people in the neighborhood talk more gossip about Janie?
Janie walk pass everyone without stopping by to chat.
Why Janie grandmother wanted to see Janie married?
Many people in the family had hard lives and Nanny want better for Janie.
How did Janie marriage do downhill?
Logan has taken Janie for granted.
How long have Janie been married to Joe?
7 years.
How did Janie feel about Joe death?
She felt free
Why did people see Janie as "whorish"?
Janie had a relationship with a young man.
How said this plea at the end of the chapter "Ah can’t die easy thinkin’ maybe de menfolks white or black is makin’ a spit cup outa you: Have some sympathy fuh me."?
Nanny
How did Janie feel about running away with Joe?
Janie has high hopes. She believes she’ll have love and romance in her life from now on.
What age did she meet Joe?
24 years old.
What age was Janie when Joe died?
39 years old.