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Find the section near the end of the chapter where Mrs. Turner saw that Tea Cake was making the fight situation worse rather than better. "So Mrs. Turner struggled into the mass and caught Tea Cake by the arm."

What does "mass" mean in this context?

After the ceremony, Janie wonders aloud to Jody whether his being mayor "keeps us in uh kinda strain."

What does "strain" mean in this context?

What is this chapter mainly about?

The men who sit talking on the store porch enjoy making fun of which man and his mule?

What does Jody do that Janie admires and thanks him for?

Why doesn't Jody let Janie go to the "draggin' out" of the mule?

Two of the porch sitters, Sam Watson and Lige Moss, engage in a lively debate about what keeps a man from getting burned on a hot stove.

What does Sam Watson say keeps a man from getting burned?

What does Lige Moss say keeps a man from getting burned?

What is the best interpretation of the following sentence? "The spirit of the marriage left the bedroom and took to living in the parlor."

What are the main themes of this chapter?

Find the section where some men are poking and baiting the mule. Janie is upset with this and walks away. She thinks, "People ought to have some regard for helpless things."

What does "regard" mean in this context?

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?

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

What is this chapter mainly about?

Who does Janie confide in?

How does Janie know that Jody is dying?

What does Janie want to talk about at her husband's death bed?

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?

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

What is this chapter mainly about?

Business at the store is slow. Where has everyone gone?

What does Tea Cake teach Janie?

How does Janie feel when she's with Tea Cake?

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?

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

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.

What does Tea Cake teach Janie to do?

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

What does Mrs. Turner like most about Janie?

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

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.

Some of the townspeople thought the street lamp was a "useless notion."

What does "notion" mean in this context?