Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Their Eyes Were Watching God? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Finish this sentence: Janie feels that sex…
Is a sacred expression of love
Is for procreation only
Helps cleanse the body of sin
Isn't for her
Q. Janie's grandmother and mother both share similar experiences. What are they?
They're from the same family, duh.
They were both educated women.
They were both slaves.
They were both raped by white men.
Q. What surprises does Hurston have for us regarding the theme of race?
She writes about white men raping black women.
Nothing could ever shock us about race at this point in time.
She reveals how sometimes black people participate in racist behaviors.
She points out there are still black people in the South.
Q. What does the hurricane in Their Eyes Were Watching God represent?
The struggles of black people
Janie's struggle to find true love
God's wrath and judgment
It's a storm, y'all. Quit reading into it.
Q. How does Hurston seem to view the poor in this novel?
They are taken advantage of and embittered.
They are more honest and worthy than middle- and upper-class people.
They are the invisible masses everyone ignores.
Someone's always keeping the poor folks down, but they stay happy.