their eyes- chapter 1

Question 1

the porch is a symbol of

Answer 1

relaxation

Question 2

characters not in the plot that tell us what is going on

Answer 2

chorus

Question 3

Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board

Answer 3

she has been gone 1 and a half years and she has come back in overalls and without teacake life of men

Question 4

example of personification with the sun

Answer 4

the sun was gone, but he had left his footprints in the sky

Question 5

example of hyperbole

Answer 5

the passed nations through their mouths

Question 6

words walking without masters

Answer 6

cussing

Question 7

the men noticed her firm ….. day represents

Answer 7

vivid imagery and sets Janie up as the heroine

Question 8

who is Janie’s best friend

Answer 8

Pheoby Watson

Question 9

“Ah’m her best friend, and Ah don’t know”

Answer 9

Pheoby Watson

Question 10

janie left town with a guy named

Answer 10

Teacake

Question 11

Janie left town in ____ and came back in ____

Answer 11

satin

overalls

Question 12

how old is Janie

Answer 12

40

Question 13

how old is teacake

Answer 13

30

Question 14

she left the porch pelting her back with unasked questions

Answer 14

hostile diction

Question 15

mulatto

Answer 15

white and black ancestry

Question 16

Well, ah see mouth-almighty is still sittin’ in de same place. And ah reckon they got me up in they mouth now.

Answer 16

they are making themselves God

Question 17

“if God don’t think no mo’ ‘bout ‘em then Ah do, they’s a lost ball in de high grass

Answer 17

Janie
they are not important
visual imagery

Question 18

zigaboos

Answer 18

nickname

Question 19

“Ah been a delegate to de big ‘ssociation of life. Yessuh! de grand lodge, de big convention of livin’ is just where ah been dis year and a half of y’all ain’t seen me.

Answer 19

Janie

big quote

Question 20

Phoebe is a

Answer 20

collective voice

Question 21

“They don’t need to worry about me and my overhalls long as Ah still got nine hundred dollars in de bank. Tea Cake got me into wearin ‘em–following behind him. Tea cake ain’t wasted up no money of mine, and he ain’t left me for no young gal, neither.

Answer 21

Janie,

explains that tea cake did not leave her. why she wore overhalls and where her money is

Question 22

where was Janie

Answer 22

everglades

Question 23

name of town

Answer 23

eatonville, florida