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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how are the men & women diff. in their view of life's goals? | men's goals are mocked by time & women's are achieved |
| who is the narrator of the story? | janie crawford |
| who raised janie? | her grandmother (nanny) |
| how did janie find out that she was black? | when a man took a picture of her & she saw that she was a diff. color from all the white kids |
| who was janie supposed to marry? | logan killicks |
| who was janie's father? | sherman |
| how does janie like married life? | she enjoys it |
| what happens to nanny? | she died |
| what lesson does janie learn about marriage? | that marriage does not make love |
| who is joe starks? | man who worked for white people |
| how does joe starks change janie's life? | he convinced her to leave logan, and she did. she got married to him |
| where do janie & joe go? | green cove springs (maitland) to get married |
| what does joe do in this town? | run a post office |
| what honor is bestowed upon joe? | to build a store for the town |
| what was the big celebration about? | to welcome joe & Janie..& joe being the new mayor of their town |
| how did the town come to see joe? | they repect him "bow-downed" |
| how is joe like logan killicks? | he had forbidden her to indulge (talk in their convos) |
| what did joe do about matt's mule? | he bought it for $5 so it could rest & not be teased anymore |
| how does joe (jody) feel about a woman's ability to think? | he says they dont think themselves or understand anything |
| what do walter thomas, coker, & starks find unusual about tony robbins? | that he doesnt want to hit his wife or kill her for embaressing him |
| what does janie do that finally irritates joes? | she had robbed him of his illuion of irresistable maleness. |
| what is a root doctor | a fake doctor |
| what is the doctor's prognosis about joe? | his kidney has failed; & its too late now for treatment/medication so he will die soon |
| how does a gravely ill joe react to janie telling him that he was never satisfied w/ janie the way she was? | he gets very angry/upset, yells @ her, then dies. |
| how does widowhood treat janie? | she likes it |
| who is tea cake? what effect does he have on janie? | name=vergible woods..janie starts flirting w/ him. she seems to be attracted to him |
| what kinds of activities do janie & tea cake do? | fish, play checkers, talk |
| how does the relationship between janie/tea cake change? | it becomes more intimate & they become lovers |
| what is the "fiend from hell specially sent to lovers"? | doubt about tea cake |
| how does janie feel about wearing mourning colors? | she says she shouldnt wear the mouning colors if she's not sad |
| what piece of news does janie lay on pheoby? | she plans to sell the store, leave the town, & marry tea cake |
| what is janie's theory about youger men? | they show the older woman that its the thought that makes the diff. in ages |
| what happened when mrs.tyler married who flung? | he ripped her off-stole her money & left her |
| what does tea cake do w/ janie's $200? | spends it on a big meal/dinner w/ his fellow railroad workers |
| what is tea cake's occupation? | gambler/ works @ the railroad |
| what does tea cake want to buy when they move to the everglades? | shooting tools to hunt with |
| what did people "on the muck" do @ night? | all gather @ a cheap bar, listen to music, & gamble..they soon start to go to tea cake's |
| who is nunkie & what effect does she have on the janie/tea cake relationship? | chubby girl that works with tea cake..she flirts/teases tea cake..janie & tea cake fight about it & it brings jealousy into their relationship |
| what is physically distinctive about mrs. turner? | her body shape & light skin |
| how does mrs.turner's skin shape her perspective on race | she thinks people who have white features deserve more & should be treated better..she thinks they should "lighten the race" |
| why does tea cake whip janie? | to show he still has control/possession over her |
| what happens at mrs turners' eating house? | a lot of drunk guys came in and started fighting/messing the place up & they ended up hurting mrs.turner |
| why dont folks believe the indians that a hurricane is coming? | b/c they believe the indians are dumb and the prices/crops are still good |
| explain how the title of the book may have evolved with the hurricane. | they were all watching the hurricane develop..so maybe the hurricane is god. they were all watching the door & it refers to the hurricane as god |
| what was tea cake forced to do w/ the others after the hurricane? | bury dead people |
| what was different about the burial of white folks as opposed to black folks | the white folks get burried in coffins..& the black people get dumped in a hole |
| what malady does tea cake have? | rabies; a mad dog bit him |
| what is janie forced to do b/c of tea cake's condition? | she has to shoot him/kill him b/c he was about to bite/attack her. |
| interpret the meaning of the "ships" metaphor used in the first 2 paragraphs of the novel. | "ships" is used to describe the men's dreams & goals. this novel portrays that only women achieve their goals & dreams & men's dreams are mocked by time |
| what is Pheoby watson's reaction to janie's return? | she was happy to see janie. She brought her a meal |
| what significance does the pear tree hold for janie? | she saw her life like a great tree, things suffered, things enjoyed, things done, & undone..dawn & doom was in the branches. The author uses a peartree & nature to describe janie's sex life. |
| why does nanny react so strongly to seeing janie kiss johnny taylor? | she got mad b/c she thinks johnny taylor is a "trashy nigger' & she doesnt want janie to get involved. she wants her to get married right away |
| explain nanny's views on romantic love. | she thinks romantic love only exsists if you're secure with your lover |
| what does janie assume will happen once she marries logan? is she right? | she thinks it will make her fall in love with logan & when she marries him she realizes she doesn't love him. |
| hurston writes "she knew now that marriage did not make love" at the end of chapt. 3. explain the significanceof this revelation to janie. | janie had a dream that marriage made love but now that she knew it didnt, her dream was dead so she became a woman. |
| describe logan's attitude toward janie. how does it change over time? | before logan/janie got married logan treated her well & w/ respect..now in ch. 4, he seems annoyed with her b/c he thinks shes spoilled rotten & stops talking in rhyme to her |
| describe janie's first impression of joe starks. | she was attracted to the stylish dressed man |
| joe & janie move to a new all-black town. detail their first impressions of this new town. | they view the new town as very small & not very well run. |
| what are joe's goals, both stated & implied? | he wants to help get people together & form a committee for the town..he wants to become the mayor of the town |
| discuss the symbolism associated with the head rag janie wears around the store. | he wants to feel like he has control over janie..and he obviously feels threatened by other men looking @ her. |
| describe joe's attitude toward women. | he acts as though women are supposed to cater to their husbands & wait on them. |
| how does janie cope with her unhappy life w/ joe? | she would think & imagine her life different from what it was. |
| explain joes motivation for striking janie? | when janie made fun of him getting old & robbed him of his maleness..joe slapped her |
| detail the circumstances surrounding joe's death. | his kidney had failed but it was too late for medication or treatments so he'd die soon |
| discuss janie's reaction to joe's death. | she didnt seem shocked or sad..she starts to enjoy widowhood |
| why is the fact that tea cake asks janie to play checkers significant to janie? | b/c jody never ased her to play or wanted her to play so she feels a new freedom she's never felt before |
| explain janie's belief that marriage is a gamble & why she is willing to take a chance w/ tea cake. | janie's grandmother always told her to marry for class, but now janie wants to take a chance on someone that treats her right |
| define the muck & describe tea cake's attraction to it. | the muck has rich fertile fields & tea cake is familiar with this life in the muck & immediately gets them settled. |
| tea cake orders janie to stop associating w/ mrs.turner, why doesnt it work? | bc as much as janie tried to ignore her, she wouldnt quit visiting her bc janie was considered a higher class by mrs. turner bc of her skin tone |
| state & explain tea cake's reaction to the approaching hurricane | he doesnt think too much of it so they decide to stay..he believes the indians are dumb |
| why does janie leave the muck after tea cakes death | bc w/o tea cake, the muck meant nothing to her. |
| brute | beast, crude person |
| prominence | conspicuousness; projection |
| wallowing | luxuriae; revel; move w/ difficulty |
| bridled | restains; curbs |
| sullen | irritation; morose |
| alliances | formal agreement; close association |
| variance | different; varying |
| ostentatiously | to attract notice |
| insinuations | suggestion |
| dissolution | decrease; resulting state |
| tenants | occupant |
| refracted | to deflect; to alter |
| ferocious | fierce; wild; cruel |
| starched | stiff behavior |
| temporized | to come to terms |
| ridiculed | to deride; make fun of. |
| languished | to become weak or feeble |
| denounce | to announce or proclaim |
| backbiters | to attack the character or reputation of |
| pinnacles | a tall pointed formation |
| staggering | to move or stand unsteadily |
| profusely | spending or giving freely and in large amount |
| subtleties | the state or quality of being subtle. |
| preempted | to take place of |
| bolted | to move or spring suddenly |
| supplication | to ask for humbly |
| delirium | a state of violent excitement or emotion. |
| joist | parallel beams of timber |
| fetid | having an offensive odor |
| commenced | to begin; start |
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