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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Chapters 1–2
Chapters 3–4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–10
Chapters 11–12
Chapters 13–14
Chapters 15–16
Chapters 17–18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Characters
Character List
Janie Mae Crawford
Tea Cake
Jody Starks
Nanny Crawford
Mrs. Turner
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Allusions
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Is Tea Cake a good or bad person?
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Language
Marriage
Gender Inequality
Race
Quotes By Section
Chapters 1–2
Chapters 3–4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–10
Chapters 11–12
Chapters 13–14
Chapters 15–16
Chapters 17–18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Quotes By Character
Janie Mae Crawford
Tea Cake
Jodie Starks
Nanny Crawford
Mrs. Turner
Quotes By Symbol
Hair
Pear Tree and Horizon
The Hurricane
Further Study
Context
The Harlem Renaissance
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Analysis of Major Characters
Chapter 1
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 19
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapters 11-12
Chapters 15-16
Chapters 17-18
Chapters 3-4
Chapters 7-8
Chapters 9-10
Character List
Context
Plot Overview
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Chapter 1 Quiz
Further Study
Chapter 1 Quiz
1
of 5
What do the locals suspect has happened to Janie at the beginning of the novel?
She has abandoned her husband for a younger man.
She has grown weary of working and wants to retire.
Tea Cake has stolen her money and left her.
Tea Cake has been killed in the recent hurricane.
2
of 5
What do the townspeople envy about Janie?
Her tall, noble figure
Her long, straight hair
Her quick, sharp wit
Her light, creamy skin
3
of 5
How does Pheoby react to the locals' criticism of Janie?
She sticks up for her friend.
She joins in, but secretly envies Janie.
She pretends that she cannot hear them.
She storms off to tell her husband.
4
of 5
Where did Janie live when she was a child?
In an abandoned plantation house
In the attic above the school
In the Washburns' backyard
In Logan Killicks's barn
5
of 5
Who is Janie's father?
A schoolteacher who raped her mother
A slaveowner who raped her mother
A local merchant who abandoned her mother
A farmhand who her mother accidentally killed
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