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Their Eyes Were Watching God

Zora Neale Hurston

Study Guide

Summary
Characters
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
Further Study
Writing Help

Further Study

Chapters 7-8 Quiz

Further Study Chapters 7-8 Quiz

1 of 5
Why doesn't Janie run away from Jody?

She is worried that no one will take her in.
She thinks that she might still love him.
She is afraid of what Pheoby Watson will say.
She would lose the inheritance she'll get when he dies.

2 of 5
Why does Jody make cruel remarks about Janie's age and appearance?

To break her spirit so that she will not dare to leave him
To show the townspeople that he is the master of the house
To shift her attention from his own age and appearance
To gain popularity amongst the locals who don't like Janie

3 of 5
What does Jody do when Janie makes fun of his body in public?

Resolves to get in shape
Runs away in embarrassment
Cries openly
Hits her

4 of 5
What rumor do the locals spread about Janie when Jody's health deteriorates?

She gave him syphilis.
She beats him.
She is poisoning him.
She refuses to feed him.

5 of 5
What does Janie say to Jody on his deathbed?

The she never loved him
That he oppressed her
That she forgives him
That he saved her

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