Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, was an important book during the Harlem Renaissance. Published in 1937, the novel explores many themes like love, autonomy, a black woman’s struggles in a white man’s world, and self-discovery.
It is a complex novel imbued with aching humanity. It gives readers a first-person narrative by a young woman named Janie whose yearning for love takes her on a trying journey. Hurston uses dialect and powerful poetic imagery to bring home the themes and experiences of Janie. The characters and themes provide engaging avenues for students to explore, analyze, discuss and write about.
Castle Learning has over 160 questions to help students master their study of the novel. Teachers will find a combination of question types to assess comprehension of, Their Eyes Were Watching God, including multiple choice, short answer, fill-in-the-blank, and constructed/extended response. These questions can be used as reading quizzes, review assignments, or response questions to help direct students in their close-reading of the text.
Questions are broken down into sections:
- Chapters 1-4: Janie and Logan
- Chapters 5-9: Janie and Joe
- Chapters 10-13: Janie and Tea Cake in Jacksonville
- Chapters 14-18: Janie and Tea Cake in the Muck
- Chapters 19-End of Novel: The Hurricane and Tragedy
Teachers can use the content in any way that helps them best teach the novel. They can even input their own questions, allowing complete control over how they teach and guide students in their exploration and critical understanding of this text.