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Question #10

The book is over! Is there anything that doesn't make sense or you don't understand?

Are there any words that you are unsure about?

You can always list unknown words here.

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Think about what strategies worked (and didn’t work) for you this time. How can you do well next time?

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Chapter 20

What is this chapter mainly about?

Find the first sentence of Chapter 20. Tea Cake's friends "wanted to think well of themselves, they wanted their hostile attitude forgotten."

What does "attitude" mean in this context?

What is the only thing Janie takes with her when she returns to Eatonville?

Find in your book where Janie tells Pheoby, "Ah done been tuh de horizon and back."

What important realization is Janie sharing with Pheoby?

What are two lessons that Janie has learned?

Looking back at the whole book. How would you describe Janie's first husband?

How would you describe Janie's second husband?

Which word or phrase best described Janie at the beginning of the story?

Which summary best describes Janie's journey over the course of this book?

The book is over! Is there anything that doesn't make sense or you don't understand?

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Question #4

Who started the disturbance at the eating house

Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answer is correct.

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Question #2

Why does Tea Cake hit Janie?





Please enter the first three words of a sentence that shows your answers is correct.

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Chapter 16

What is this chapter mainly about?

What does Mrs. Turner like most about Janie?

How does Tea Cake feel about Mrs. Turner?

What is the main theme of this chapter?

Find the section at the beginning of the chapter that describes what Mrs. Turner looks like. Find the paragraph that begins, "But Mrs. Turner's shape and features were entirely approved by Mrs. Turner."

What does "features" mean in this context?

Mrs. Turner thought, "…her luxurious hair made Mrs. Turner forgive her for wearing overalls like the other women who worked in the fields"

What does "luxurious" mean in this context?

Hurston says Mrs. Turner "…seldom stayed long when she found Tea Cake at home, but when she happened to drop in and catch Janie alone, she'd spend hours chatting away."

What does "seldom" mean in this context?

Looking at the same quote from the last question (it's copied below), what does Hurston mean to show about Mrs. Thomas?

"She seldom stayed long when she found Tea Cake at home, but when she happened to drop in and catch Janie alone, she'd spend hours chatting away."

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