Chapter 19

What is this chapter mainly about?

In Palm Beach after the hurricane, white men with rifles approach Tea Cake. What do they force him to do?

How were the white and black bodies treated differently?

What happens to Tea Cake after Tea Cake and Janie move back to the Everglades?

What does the doctor say is wrong with Tea Cake?

Janie goes to Dr. Simmons to see whether the medicine has arrived. But, where does Tea Cake think she goes?

What did Janie do with the pistol that was under Tea Cake's pillow?

Why did Janie shoot Tea Cake?

What happened at Janie's trial?

Find the section at the end of the chapter where the verdict is read. "We find the death of Vergible Woods to be entirely accidental and justifiable…"

What does "accidental" mean in this context?

This is the same quote as the last question: "We find the death of Vergible Woods to be entirely accidental and justifiable…"

What does "justifiable" mean in this context?

Are there any events or parts of Zora Neale Hurston's book that do not make sense yet?