Question #10
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?
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?
Question #12
Are there any events or parts of Zora Neale Hurston's book that do not make sense yet?
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Chapter 19
What is this chapter mainly about?
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?
What did Janie do with the pistol that was under Tea Cake's pillow?
What happened at Janie's trial?
What does "accidental" mean in this context?
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?
Question #1
What is this chapter mainly about?
Question #2
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?
Question #3
What is the only thing Janie takes with her when she returns to Eatonville?
Question #4
Find in your book where Janie tells Pheoby, "Ah done been tuh de horizon and back."
What important realization is Janie sharing with Pheoby?