Answer:
Joe becomes mayor of the town.
Explanation:
'Their Eyes Were Watching God' is a novel written by Zora Neale Hurston. The novel is centered around the protagonist, Janie Crawford and her quest of self-discovery.
Joe Starks is the second husband of Janie Crawford, whom she met when her first husband was out to the Lake City. They both fell in love and Joe asks Janie to leave her husband and elope with him.
In Chapter 5, of the novel, the turning point in Joe's and Janie's relationshio occurs when Joe become mayor of the town. In Chapter, they eloped to Eatonville. The town, there, did not had any mayor, so after offering his service to the town, he appointed himself to be the mayor of the town.
This event was a turning point in their relationship, as Joe started mistreating Janie, like her first marriage.
So, the correct answer is the last option, 'Joe becomes mayor of the town.'