Ch. 17 Questions - Carolyn
Summary: In this chapter Mrs. Turner brings by her brother to meet Janie. Tea Cake gets jealous and hurts Janie to prove he is in charge, even though she didn’t do nothing wrong. That Saturday when everyone gets paid they decide to party! Sterrett and Coodemay get the most drunk and they push, shove and talk really loud till they end up in Mrs. Turner’s store. Since the store was full they had to stand and eat and they ended up fighting. Tea Cake tried to stop them, but that only made it worse. Mrs. Turner got mad and told Mr. Turner to do something and he did nothing. The next morning Sterrett and Coodemay apologize and even pay her $5 for her forgiveness.
1.) How did Tea Cake prove to Janie and everyone else that he’s in charge?
2.) Could Tea Cake have treated or handled Janie different to prove his point?
3.) How do the men compare Janie to “other black women”
4.) When the men say “Ah ain’t mad wid her for whut she done, ‘cause she ain't done me nothin’ yet. Ah’m mad at her for thinkin’.”……is it right for them or anyone to be mad at another person just because the way they think about life?
5.) Could Tea Cake have handled trying to escort Sterrett and Coodemay out a little differently?
6.) What did Mr. Turner do when the store went crazy?
7.) Why didn’t Mr. Turner help his wife?
8.) Do you think being drunk is a good enough reason to explain your actions, why you did what you did?
9.) Should Mrs. Turner forgive Sterrett and Coodemay for their actions?
Chapter 18 – 1st half - Selena
Janie and Tea Cake Begin Having Dances out behind their house, because of the dances Tea Cake stops Janie from working with him in the Field so she can get her rest. One Day while Janie is at home She Sees Indian Walking through to Palm Beach. They inform her, a Hurricane is coming. Janie notices the animals start to leave, and some workers leave. On the way out Lias stops and offers Tea Cake and Janie a ride out, Tea Cake says no because he believes that there will never be the Hurricane. Tea Cake is putting work before the safety of Janie and Himself. Some People who stay in the muck continue to work and Party at Tea Cakes and Janie’s. Their Main fear is the Lake Okechobee will overflow. After everyone except Motorboat, Janie, and Tea Cake leave the house, Tea Cake questions if Janie, regrets staying with him...
Literal:
1.) Who Offers Janie and Tea Cake a Ride out of the Muck?
2.) What lake Are they Afraid is going to overflow?
3.) What did the People in the Muck think of the Indians?
Interpretive:
1.) When everyone began questioning the storm because of the Indians, Did the people really trust the judgment of the Indians? Why or why not?
2.) Should Janie have stayed with Tea Cake even though her opinion on the storm was different then his?
3.) Even though Janie was concerned about the Hurricane, why do you believe she allowed there to be a party at her house anyway?
4.) Is Janie Life worth risking for what may or may not be meaningful love with Tea Cake?
5.) Knowing the dangers of staying in the muck through the storm. Do you Think Janie stayed because she honestly loved Tea Cake and trusted his Judgment or Do you think Janie stayed out of fear that with out Tea Cake she loses the little bit of youth she has…
Universal:
1.) Was it a Good Idea to Party and Not dwell on what could be with the storm?
Alexzandra
Chapter 18 part 2
This chapter is about a huge storm coming in and they don’t choose to leave until it gets really bad the storm builds in the distance and the gigantic Lake Okechobee begins to roil. The three of them wait out the storm in the house with “their eyes . . . watching God.” They decide to flee and the storm is so bad that they have to swim long distances Janie gets blown into rough water. She struggles but then sees a cow swimming by with a growling dog perched on its back. She grabs the cow’s tail for safety, but the dog begins to attack her. Tea Cake dives to the rescue and wrestles in the water with the beast, which bites him on the cheek before he stabs it to death. The next day, Janie and Tea Cake reach Palm Beach, a scene of chaotic destruction. They find a place to rest and Janie thanks Tea Cake for saving her life.
1. How deep is the water when they leave the house? (L)
2. How long and wide is Lake Okechobee according to Tea Cake? (L)
3. Describe what T.C did when he saw Janie struggle on the cow and the dog attacked her. (L)
4. In what way has Tea Cake “made somethin’ outa” Janie as she tells him at the end of the chapter?(I)
5. What does Janie mean by the statement, “If you kin see de light at daybreak, you don’t keer if you die at dusk. It’s so many people never seen de light at all” (I)
6. In this chapter, they say “their eyes are watching God.” What does this mean to you? (I)
7. If you had a friend like Motor boat and he decided to stay in the house when the storm was coming and sleep, how would you react? (U)
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Ch. 18 (pg. 54-60) - Vince
1. After hearing what the Indian told Janie, would you have left to higher ground as well?
2. Why were all the animals going east?
3. Why do they feel it’s easier to have hope during the day then at night?
4. Who are they referring to when they say massa?
5. Do you think during the hurricane Tea Cake regretted not leaving before?
6. Do you think the same way as Janie does when she said “ People don’t die till dey time come now how, don’t keer where you at”…
7. Do you think it was dumb for Tea Cake to want to leave after the hurricane but not before?
8. Do you think the hurricane strengthened Tea Cakes and Janie’s relationship?
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