TEWWG CHAPTERS 13 - 16 (10PTS PER AND DOUBLES ARE 20)

DUE 1/28

CHAPTER 13
1.What secret does Janie keep from Tea Cake? Why does she keep this secret?

2. What causes Janie to begin to think about Annie Tyler and Who Flung? After reading Annie Tyler’s story, explain why Pheoby mentioned her as a warning to Janie (CH 12)?

3. When Tea Cake returns, what story does he tell Janie about where he’s been? Do you think he is telling her the complete truth? Why or why not?

4. Why do you think Janie decides to tell Tea Cake about the money she has in the bank? How does he respond when he finds out how much money she has?

CHAPTER 14

1. Describe the atmosphere of the Glades once people start arriving to work the harvest.

2. DOUBLE, DOUBLE!!  Describe the tone and mood of this chapter. What specific details help create the tone and mood? 

CHAPTER 15
1. Explain how Janie “learns to get jealous” and how Tea Cake reassures her. Do you think she is right to be jealous? How would you have handled a similar situation?

CHAPTER 16

1. Why do Janie and Tea Cake decide to stay in the Everglades after the season ends?

2. Explain Mrs. Turner’s feelings about her racial identity. Although both Janie and Mrs. Turner have biracial ancestry, contrast Mrs. Turner’s attitudes about race with Janie’s.

3. DOUBLE, DOUBLE!! Do you believe that Hurston intended readers view Mrs. Turner sympathetically or not? Explain your answer.