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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Sykes provide for his conclusion that the snake would never bite Delia?
(a) Because the snake knows it would be killed.
(b) Because snakes do not bite masculine women.
(c) Because the snake would not want to risk breaking his fangs on her bony legs.
(d) Because the snake would recognize her as a fellow demon.

2. When Delia picks up an object and strikes a pose after being threatened by Sykes, what does the narrator state as the action that Sykes refrains from performing, though he usually would perform it right away in such a situation?
(a) Striking Delia.
(b) Calling the magistrate.
(c) Leaving the house.
(d) Yelling at Delia.

3. What does Delia mean when she says that she will stay in the house until she is "toted out foot foremost"? (2)
(a) Until the house burns down.
(b) Until she sells the house.
(c) Until she dies.
(d) Until she is arrested.

4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Delia's pose when she picks up the object after Sykes threatens to hit her?
(a) Menacing.
(b) Foreboding.
(c) Murderous.
(d) Defensive.

5. What causes the snake to come alive and start to rattle incessantly?
(a) The weather gets warmer.
(b) Sykes feeds it a mouse.
(c) It rains.
(d) It finishes digesting its food.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Joe Clarke ask each man to give him in order to pay for the watermelon they will all share?

2. Why does Delia pay little attention to the soap box when she first sees it?

3. What does Sykes say Delia looks like to him when he tells Delia he has hated her for years?

4. For how long has Bertha been living in Eatonville on the day Sykes takes her to the store?

5. When the scene shifts to the porch at the corner store for the first time, what month is it?

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