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What rumors have been circulating about Tea Cake and Janie? The places Tea Cake would take Janie and what his intentions with her were What does Sam Watson say is the reason Tea Cake is spending money on Janie? Because…

According to the book, what has the woman coming back from doing? Burying someone they loved who suddenly died Why did all the people see her come? All the gossip around the town What do they remember about the woman?…

What is familiar about the first sentence of Chapter 5: “On the train the next day, Joe didn’t make many speeches with rhymes to her…”? It is exactly what happened to Janie in her first marriage What is Janie and…

Their Eyes Were Watching God is set in the Florida Everglades, a swampy area. In the novel, the setting is referred to as “the muck.” This description is an example of dialect According to “Introduction to the Harlem Renaissance and…

Chapter 1 Chapter 1 1. When was Their Eyes Were Watching God published? 1937 2. What was significant about this time? Harlem Renaissance influenced her, Racism 3. Zora uses the small black town where she was born as the setting…

Who was Joe looking for when he and Janie got to town? the mayor Who was Joe looking for when he and Janie got to town? West Maitland and Eatonville What actions did Joe take when he got to town?…

“Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board” could mean…. Dreams will arrive like expected for some and not for others. Who might the “Watcher” be? God or the dreamer himself. What literary device is being used in…

Chapter 1 As the sun sets in a southern town, a mysterious woman trudges down the main road. The local residents, gathered on Pheoby Watson’s porch, know her, and they note her muddy overalls with satisfaction. Clearly resentful, they talk…

He made that poor piano moan with melody. O Blues!Swaying to and fro on his rickety stoolHe played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool. Sweet Blues!Coming from a black man’s soul. O Blues! The phrases “O Blues!” and…

How has Janie’s marriage to Logan changed since they were first married? Logan doesn’t show much love or attention; he wants Janie to work hard labor next to him. What does Logan want Janie to do with the mule he…