| True or False: The townspeople were glad that Janie was dating Tea Cake. | False |
| What was Janie’s response when Phoeby talked to her about Tea Cake? | She said she had always wanted to go and do things that she was doing with TC, but Joe wouldn’t let her. |
| Why did Janie want to sell the store? | She didn’t want to be tied down to it the rest of her life. |
| Briefly describe Janie and Tea Cake’s wedding. | Got married at preacher’s house in Jacksonville. |
| What did Janie discover missing one morning after they had been married for a couple of weeks? | Her hidden $200 was missing. |
| What did she tell him after she found out what he did with the money? | She intended to do everything with him and if he did anything like that again, she would kill him. |
| Where did Janie and Tea Cake eventually move? | The Everglades |
| Why did they move to the Everglades? | to pick beans. |
| True or False: Janie enjoyed the work and social life with Tea Cake. | True |
| Why did Janie start picking beans with TC? | He said he was lonely without her. |
| True or False: Mrs. Turner thought Janie was too light skinned to date a man as black as TC. | True |
| Who did Mrs. Turner want to introduce Janie to? | Her brother. |
| What did TC do once he found out what Mrs. Turner did? | He beat Janie. |
| How did the men react to TC’s treatment of Janie? | They approved. |
| How did the people on the muck find out a hurricane was coming? | They saw the Indians and animals moving eastward away from the muck. |
| What happened to TC during their escape from the flood/hurricane? | He was bitten by a rabid dog. |
| List 3 of his symptoms? | Fever, could not swallow, and became delirious. |
| What did Janie find under TC’s pillow? | a handgun. |
| Who shot who? | Janie shot TC. |
| What was the outcome of the trial? | Janie was acquitted (not guilty) |
| What did Janie bring back to Eatonville to remember TC by? | A packet of plant seeds. |
| True or False: When the author says the people’s eyes were watching God, the people were in church. | False. |
| What did Janie do after she called in the doctor to examine TC when he first fell ill? | She went outside and looked at the sun and wondered if God was intentionally hurting them. |
| What happened just before TC died? | He bit Janie on the arm. |
| Who was the scapegoat for TC’s death? | Mrs. Turner’s brother. |
Their Eyes Were Watching God chapters 11-20
June 16, 2020