their eyes handout

Question 1

hurston’s use of language parallels

Answer 1

Janie’s quest to find her voice

Question 2

Janie learns to

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control her voice

Question 3

motifs

Answer 3

community
race and racism
the folklore quality of religion

Question 4

racism in the novel operates as a

Answer 4

cultural construct

Question 5

hurston’s perspective on racism was influenced by

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franz boas

Question 6

this book maintains an almost ____ perspective on the universe

Answer 6

gnostic

Question 7

symbols

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hair
pear tree
horizon
hurricane

Question 8

janie’s hair represents her

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strength and individuality

Question 9

her hair functions as a

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symbol of whiteness
symobl of masculine power and potency
strong rebellious spirit

Question 10

janie hauls in her horizon like a

Answer 10

like a great fish net

Question 11

hurricane represents

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the destructive fury of nature

Question 12

zora neale hurston was born on

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jan 7 1891

Question 13

hurston was born where

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Nostasulga, Alabama

Question 14

hurston’s family moved to

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Eatonville florida

Question 15

eatonville was the

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first all black incorporated town in the united states

Question 16

her dad got several

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terms as mayor

Question 17

hurston,langston hughes, and wallace thurman organized the

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Journal Fire!

Question 18

their eyes was published in

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1937

Question 19

when did hurston die

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penniless in 1960

Question 20

hurston’s grave was

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unmarked

Question 21

who rediscovered hurston’s work

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alice walker

Question 22

who marked hurston’s grave

Answer 22

alice walker

Question 23

what did walker put on hurston’s grave

Answer 23

A genius of the South

Question 24

what essay propelled hurston’s work back into vogue

Answer 24

In search of Zora neale hurston