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Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

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Summary
Characters
Main Ideas
- Themes
- Motifs
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- Plot Analysis
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
- Setting
- Genre
- Allusions
- Style
- Point of View
- Tone
- Foreshadowing
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- Is Tea Cake a good or bad person?
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- Rural Florida
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Chapters 17-18 Quiz

Further Study Chapters 17-18 Quiz

1 of 5
Why does Tea Cake beat Janie?

To punish her for flirting with Mrs. Turner's brother
To show that he still controls her
To get out his frustrations at work
To drive her away

2 of 5
Where does Tea Cake get in a fight with Dick Sterrett and Coode?

Mrs. Turner's restaurant
The field manager's office
The middle of the street
The front porch of his house

3 of 5
Why do the Native Americans leave the Everglades?

They are being forced off their lands.
They know that the hurricane is coming.
They are seeking work elsewhere in Florida.
They do not get along with black people.

4 of 5
Who stays behind in the Everglades with Janie and Tea Cake?

Who Flung
Nunkie
Hezekiah
Motor Boat

5 of 5
Why does Tea Cake kill the dog they encounter in the flood?

It was trying to attack Janie.
He thinks it has rabies.
He fears they may need to eat it.
He wants to show his power over nature.

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