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Chapter 15

What is this chapter mainly about?

What does Tea Cake tell Janie at the end of Chapter 15?

In the middle of the chapter, Tea Cake shows Janie his working tickets, which were "considerably mauled about in the struggle."

What does "considerably" mean in this context?

Toward the end of the chapter, "She wanted to hear his denial.&quot. What does "denial" mean in this context?

Hurston writes that "She had to crow over the fallen Nunkie.&quot. What does this sentence mean?

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

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Chapter 18

What is this chapter mainly about?

At the beginning of Chapter 18, Janie watches bands of Seminoles pass by her house. Where are they going to?

Why won't Tea Cake leave when the Bahaman man Lias offers to take him and Janie in his car?

What did the white people believe would keep them safe?

Halfway through the chapter, the book title is mentioned. "They seemed to be staring at the dark, but their eyes were watching God."

Which theme does the title seem to refer to?

What three things do Tea Cake and Janie take with them when they leave?

What does Janie grab hold of to keep her from drowning?

What happens to Tea Cake before he kills the dog?

At the end of the chapter, when they are safe and sound in Palm Beach, Janie thanks Tea Cake for saving her. She says, "You was twice noble tuh save me from dat dawg."

What does "noble" 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 #5

Find the section where Sam Watson is talking to Pheoby about how Janie doesn't go to church much anymore (part of the quote is below).

What does "claim" mean in the quote below?

Sam says, "De Pastor claim Tea Cake don't 'low her tuh come tuh church only once in awhile 'cause he want dat change tuh buy gas wid."