Do Now: What's your opinion of Janie at this point in the novel? WHY?
(5 lines/5 minutes)

Today's classwork:

“It was then she felt the pistol under his pillow.”

1.     What physical and mental changes does Tea Cake undergo after two bad attacks?  (Select 3, please.)

2.     What is Janie’s reaction to this ‘new’ Tea Cake? 

3.     Is there any hope that her ‘Tea Cake’ might reappear? Use evidence from the novel to prove your point.

4. "She saw him coming from the outhouse with a queer, loping gait, swinging his head from side to side and his jaws clenched in a funny way."

Homework: Write a well-developed paragraph explaining why Janie shoots Tea Cake. Your explanation should include at least three reasons. Remember to proofread!