Their Eyes Were Watching God

“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…

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?…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

How did the town’s people feel about Janie going out with Tea Cake? They disapproved because it had just been nine months since since Joe’s death and they think that he will take advantage of Janie. What was Janie’s response…

What “discovery” did Janie make make about herself when she was very young? She is colored. Why was Janie raised by her grandmother? Her father ran off and her mother took to alcohol. Who was Janie’s grandfather? The white slave…