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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 #11

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?





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Question #12

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

Are there any words that you are unsure about?

You can always list unknown words here.

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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?

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Question #4

What is the first structure that gets built in town?





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

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Question #9

Find the section where Joe gets angry at Janie for misplacing a bill at the store. Janie tells him: "You bound tuh find it if you look." What does "bound tuh find it" mean in this context?





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Question #5

Find the beginning of the section where Janie goes to talk to Jody before he dies. Hurston writes: "She got up that morning with the firm determination to go on in there and have a good talk with Jody."

What is another word for "determination" in this context?





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Question #5

At the end of the third paragraph in this chapter, a tall man walks into the store. Janie "knew she didn't know his name, but he looked familiar."

What does "familiar" mean in this context?





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Question #3

What does Pheoby talk to Janie about?





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