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In this novel, a group of buzzards asks, “Who’ll stand his funeral? We!!!!!” After the death of a man who builds a high chair, (-5[1])a character in this novel burns multiple hair rags. At the end of this novel, its protagonist pulls in the horizon “like a great fish-net.” (10[1])In a foreword to this novel, Edwidge Danticat compared an anecdote in its author’s book Tell My Horse to this novel’s mock funeral for a mule. This novel begins with the line, (10[1])“Ships at a distance (10[1])have every man’s wish on board.” (-5[1])A pear tree in this novel symbolizes the sexual awakening of its protagonist, who leaves (10[1])Logan Killicks for Jody Starks. This novel’s protagonist leaves the “muck” for Eatonville, (10[2])Florida after being forced to shoot her husband Tea Cake. For 10 points, name this novel about Janie Crawford by Zora Neale Hurston. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Their Eyes Were Watching God
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