Their Eyes Were Watching God Chapter 17

Why does Tea Cake tell Janie not to visit with Mrs. Turner anymore?

• Mrs. Turner says Janie is too good for Tea Cake

• Mrs. Turner is poor

• Mrs. Turner steals from them

• Mrs. Turner is his ex-girlfriend

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What impact does the fight in chapter 17 have on The Muck? Select all that apply.

• Mrs. Turner challenges her husband's manhood

• The Turners leave town

• None of the these

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Who wanted Janie to leave Tea Cake and marry her brother (because she thought Tea Cake was too dark to be with Janie)?

• Phoebe
• Mrs. Turner
• Lula
• Nunkie

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What sign did many take that the hurricane was coming and would be a bad one?

• Mrs. Turner left
• Nunkie said it was going to be bad
• Janie had a vision of Joe coming back to life.
• the Indians were leaving

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What was Janie insecure about when Tea Cake first started courting her?

• his financial means
• their age difference
• the opinion of the town's people
• She did not worry about anything.

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What bit Tea Cake from the Cow's back?

• a dog
• a mosquito
• a fish
• a mountain lion

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How does Sop-De-Bottom's wife respond when he beats her?

• She cries
• She calls the police
• She gets her brothers to beat him up
• She knocks his teeth out

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Why does Tea Cake say Janie takes her beating so well?

• She is too high classed to fight back
• She is scared of him
• She is too weak to fight him
• None of the above

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How does Tea Cake get Mrs. Turner back for trying to convince Janie to leave him?

• He tells her husband
• He beats her
• He runs her away from town
• He curses her out

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What does the reaction of the people to Janie's beating reveal about attitudes toward domestic violence?

• Beatings were common
• Beatings showed manhood
• Beatings showed love
• All of the above

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