Summer School-Their Eyes Were Watching God Chs. 1 & 2
Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences and complete thoughts. Answer each question fully, writing for depth, not length.
Chapter 1
1. According to the book, what has the woman come back from doing?
2. Why did all the people see her come?
3. What are the porch sitters compared to? Are the human or aren’t they? Explain.
4. What do they remember about the woman?
5. What do the men notice about Janie as she walks down the street, and what do the women notice about her?
6. What does Pheoby bring for Janie?
7. What is Janie doing as Pheoby walks in?
8. According to Sam Watson, why do the residents of Eatonville want to rise on Judgment Day?
9. Does Janie intend to tell the residents of Eatonville what happened? If so, how?
10. The author makes a big deal about Janie’s black "rope" of hair. Metaphorically, what is it supposed to stand for? How could it also stand for race?
11. In the last line of the first chapter, Hurston uses a metaphor. What is it?
Chapter 2
1. Why is it hard for Janie to start her story?
2. Why was Janie called Alphabet?
3. Why had Janie been spending so much time underneath the pear tree?
4. Who is the “glorious being” that Janie sees coming up the road?
5. Why is Nanny scared for Janie?
6. Why does Nanny want Janie to marry Logan Killicks?
7. What happened to Nanny’s lover?
8. Why did Nanny run away from the plantation in Savannah?
9. Who was Janie’s father?
10. Why does Nanny call herself a “cracked plate”?
11. Janie sees her life as a tree in leaf. How is that different from the image of life as a river?
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cselph
Chapter 1
1.From burying the dead
2.Because it was sundown
3.Mules and other brutes, yes, Hurston uses these animals as a metaphor
4.The envy they had stored up from other times
5.Men notice her firm buttocks, black hair, and pugnacious breasts while women notice her faded shirt and muddy overalls
6.Mulatto Rice
7.“Tryin’ to soak some uh de tiredness and de dirt out amah feet”
8.Because most of them attend church.
9.Janie does not intend to but if Pheoby wants to then she may.
10.Her black “rope” of hair metaphorically stands for her struggles and persistence in climbing the obstacles that face her. It could stand for race by utilizing the hardships of African- Americans in overcoming their challenges.
11.Hurston uses the metaphor in the last sentence to compare the“young darkness” to being “old” as the night wore on.
Chapter 2
1.Because she doesn’t know where to begin.
2.Because so many people had named her different names.
3.She was fascinated with the blooming.
4.Johnny Taylor
5.She wants Janie to get married and not end up an old maid.
6.She thinks Logan can provide protection for Janie.
7.He left to fight for the Confederates.
8.Because of her master’s wife’s (Mistis) plan for Leafy.
9.Janie’s father is a school teacher who raped Leafy.
10.All of her experiences have made her a broken woman.
11.Unlike life as a river, life as a leaf can blow you back where you came from. A river cannot flow upstream.
gmachin
Chapter 1
1. In the beginning of chapter 1, the woman is coming back from burying the dead
2. All the people see her come because it was sundown.
3. The porch-sitters are compared to "mules and other brutes." they are considered human after the sun and the bossman have left.
4. The sitters remember "the envy they had stored up from other times."
5. As Janie walks along, the men notice how attractive she is, and the women note the overalls she is wearing.
6. Pheoby brings Janie a plate of mulatto rice.
7. When Pheoby walks in, Janie is sitting on her back porch.
8. According to Sam, the local churchgoers want to rise on Judgement Day to hear all the secrets be revealed.
9. Janie doesn't intend to tell everyone what happened.
10.
11.
Chapter 2
1. Janie finds it hard to pick where to begin her story.
2. People called Janie "Alphabet" because of the many different names she was known by.
3. Janie spends her free time under the pear tree to admire the blooming foliage.
4. The "glorious being" is Johnny Taylor.
5. Nanny is scared for Janie because Janie "don't even know where harm is at," and won't always have Nanny to watch out for her.
6. Nanny wants Janie to marry Killicks because she wants her to have a decent husband to protect her once Nanny's gone.
7. Nanny's lover went to fight in the Civil War.
8. Nanny ran away from the plantation because the master's wife was beating her for having a white-looking daughter.
9. Janie's father was Leafy's schoolteacher.
10. Nanny calls herself a "crackled plate" to describe how fragile her experiences have made her.
Bpinto
ch.1 Questions
1.According to the book the woman was coming back from burying the dead, but not literally speaking.
2.All the people saw her come because it was sundown and that is whn everybody went outside.
3.The porch sitter had done nothing all day long as if "brutes and mules embodied them" and now they begin to gossip. they are human but they are acting as if they are not.
4.The people remember how beautiful she was and how muh they had all envied her before she left.
5. As Janie walks down the street the men notice all of her beautiful body features and the women only notice her tattered clothes and muddy appearance. In short the men notice the good and the women notice the bad.
6.Phobe brings Janie a plate of mulatto rice for supper.
7.Janie is soaking her feet as Phobe walks in.
8.The residents want to be there so they can hear everything on judgement day.
9.She doesnt intend to tell the residents what happened but if Phobe ould like to then she gives her permission.
10.Her hair can stand for her beauty because you cannot compare it to others and also her race and her struggle to overcome obsacles.
11.the metaphor is that nothing can escape time, it will always make everything old.
A.Martinez
chapter 1
1. she had come back from buring the dead.
2. they all saw her come because it was sundown.
3. they are compared to tungueless, earless, eyeless conveniences. their skins felt poewrful and human.
4. they remembered her envy.
5. the men noticed her firm buttocks, her great black hair, and her pugnacious breats. the women noticed her that all tyhe men liked her and were jealous.
6. pheoby brought her mulatto rice.
7. she was sitting on the back porch.
8. cause thats the day every secret is to be known.
9. she'll tell the residents what happened if thats what they want. she'll say whatever they want her to say.
10. i think the black rope of hair stands for pony tail or something. it could stand for race becuase some races have thick black hair.
11. the kissing young darkness became a monstropolous.
cselph
(revised)
Chapter 1
1. The woman has just come back from burying the dead.
2. All people saw her come because it was sundown and she was making her way down the street.
3. These sitters are compared to mules and other brutes. They are human because Hurston was using these terms metaphorically.
4. They remember the envy they had stored up from other times.
5. The men noticed her firm buttocks, great rope of black hair, and her pugnacious breasts. The women noticed her faded shirt and muddy overalls.
6. Phoeby brings mulatto rice for Janie.
7. Janie is sitting on the back porch as Phoeby walks in.
8. The residents of Eatonville want to rise on Judgement Day to hear every secret that is made known.
9. Janie doesn't intend to tell the residents of Eatonville what happened but gives Phoeby permission to do so if she desires to.
10. Janie's black rope of hair metaphorically represents her difficulties and struggles to climb and overcome them. It could also stand for race by the use of the rope for beating, lynching, and the torture of other blacks.
11. The metaphor Hurston uses is of the kissing young darkness growing old as the monstropolous conversation between Janie and Phoeby grows into late night.
Chapter 2
1. It is hard for Janie to start her story because she doesn't know where to start.
2. Janie was called Alphabet because she was called by many different names.
3. Janie had been spending so much time under the pear tree because she was absorbing the blooming and pollination of the flowers.
4. The glorious being that Janie sees coming up the road is Johnny Taylor.
5. Nanny is scared for Janie because Janie had now become a woman and she was afraid that she would want to run away with the wrong man.
6. Nanny wants Janie to marry Logan Killicks because he can provide for her and give her protection.
7. Nanny's lover went away to fight in the Civil War.
8. Nanny ran away from the plantation in Savannah because Mrs. Washburn had discovered that her child was fathered by her husband. So Nanny fleed the plantation because of Mrs. Washburn's threat to beat her to death and sell her baby after.
9. Janie's father is a school teacher.
10. Nanny calls herself a "cracked plate" because she has been through a lifetime of troubles and is now an old broken woman.
11. Life as a tree in leaf is different from life as a river because trees have the ability to grow anywhere from their roots while rivers maintain a constant flow in one direction.
Chapter 3
1. As the marriage approaches, Janie asks "Did marriage end the cosmic loneliness of the unmated? Did marriage compel love like the sun the day?"
2. Nanny arranges Janie's wedding ceremony.
3. Nanny laughs because she thought Janie was trying to tell her she was pregnant.
4. Janie wants Nanny to tell her how to love Logan.
5. Nanny means that the benefits of the marriage are greater than the work and sweat you must put into it.
6. Janie doesn't like "de way his head is long one way and so flat on de sides and dat pone uh fat back uh his neck." She also thinks "his belly is too big--toe nails look lak mule foots."
7. After Janie leaves Nanny prays to the Lord that she's done the best she could and that the rest is up to Him. She then falls over heavily on her bed.
8. A "bloom time, a green time, and an orange time refers to the seasons that Janie waited through after Nanny's death.
9. She tells the seeds that she hopes they fall on soft ground because she had heard the seeds saying that to one another.
Chapter 4
1. In the months that follow Nanny's death Logan begins to treat Janie differently by beginning to show a lack of interest in her.
2. After Logan threatens not to chop any wood for her Janie threatens to not cook any dinner for him.
3. Logan wants an extra mile because he wants to run two plows for the year.
4. Joe is a cityfied, stylish dressed man wearing his hat at an angle. His shirt has silk sleeveholders and his coat over his arm.
5. This quote implies that Joe carries himself as a white man and appears to be educated as one.
6. Joe wants Janie to shake her head because her "plentiful hair breaks lak day."
7. Janie means that Logan is focusing on her need for food in his hopes for her to return after leaving him.
A.MArtinez
chapter 2
1. its hard for her to tell her story because she doesnt know where to start.
2. they called janie alphabet becuase so many people gave her differnet names.
3. she spent so much time under the tree to steal time from her chores, or to waste the time away.
4. the glorious being is johnny taylor.
5. she scared about janie becoming a women and being treated badly.
6. she wants her to marry logan killicks because he is wealthy and she wont have to go through what she went through.
7. her lover left to fight in the civil war.
8. she ran away from the plantation to save her baby.
9. janies father was a school teacher.
10. she calls herself a cracked plate because her heart has been broken.
11. its different in the way that a tree has no restrictions and a river has a guided path. the tree is free and the river is not.
Bpinto
Ch.2
1.It is hard for janie to start her story because she doesnt know where to begin
2.Janie was called alphabet because she had alot of nicknames
3.Janie spent alot of time under the pear tree because she was discovering her womanhood and liked to observe the pollination of the flowers.
4.The "glorious being that janie sees coming up the road is Logan Killicks because she thinks he is alot more attractive then when she has previously seen him.
5.Nanny is scared for Janie because she does not want her to be hurt.
6.Nanny wants Janie to marry logan because she thinks that it is the safest thing for her to do.
7.Nannys lover broke her heart.
8.Nanny ran away from her plantation because it was a horrible place where they would have killed her.
9.Janies father was a man that raped nanny repeatedly one night and reall hurt her.
10.Nanny calls herself a cracked plate because she has been through a lot and has a broken heart. she is also older and very fragile and you have to be very careful with her physically and emotionally.
11.Janie is compared to a tree because a tree is not restricted by walls, its free unlike a river and grows towards whatever it needs to survive and whatever it wants.
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