1. When Sykes tells Delia that it is no use "puttin' on airs makin' out out lak" (6) she is feeling a certain emotion in response to the snake, what is that emotion?
(a) Bravery.
(b) Pride.
(c) Fear.
(d) Shyness.

2. For how long has Bertha been living in Eatonville on the day Sykes takes her to the store?
(a) Four months.
(b) Three months.
(c) One week.
(d) Two weeks.

3. What two items does Sykes tell Joe Clarke he has come to buy?
(a) Pecans and molasses.
(b) Pork belly and coffee.
(c) Eggs and maple syrup.
(d) Coffee and bread.

4. How much coffee does Sykes ask Joe Clarke to sell him?
(a) Two pounds.
(b) Half of a pound.
(c) A pound.
(d) Three pounds.

5. What simile does the narrator use to describe the snake's fangs curving into the covering of its soap box?
(a) Door latches.
(b) Needles.
(c) Scimitars.
(d) String bows.

Short Answer Questions

1. When one of the men's wives had repelled Sykes's advances, she had told him that Delia worked so hard that she bet everything in the house tasted like sweat and what?

2. When Joe Lindsay says that there ought to be a law about Sykes's behavior, he says that Sykes "ain't fit tuh carry guts to a" (3) what?

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

4. When Delia is described as trying to avoid meeting places in town, what does the narrator say she is trying to accomplish?

5. In what town had Bertha lived previously before coming to Eatonville?

(see the answer key)

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