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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Delia goes into the yard to retrieve the washtub, what action does Sykes take inside the house?
(a) He pours coffee over her sorted laundry.
(b) He throws the sorted laundry into the backyard.
(c) He kicks her sorted laundry back into one pile.
(d) He hides her sorted laundry in the closet.

2. When Joe Clarke says that there is no law in the world that will make a man act a certain way, what is that certain way he mentions?
(a) Conscientious.
(b) Faithful.
(c) Loving.
(d) Decent.

3. What adjective does Sykes use to describe Delia just before he steps into the room where she is sorting laundry?
(a) Dissembling.
(b) Annoying.
(c) Solicitous.
(d) Aggravating.

4. What does Sykes tell Delia he will do if she argues with him about taking in white people's laundry?
(a) Strangle her.
(b) Punch her.
(c) Shove her.
(d) Kick her.

5. What does Delia call Sykes's action of scaring her with the bullwhip?
(a) A travesty.
(b) A joke.
(c) An injustice.
(d) A sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has Delia been married to Sykes?

2. To what animal does Dave compare Bertha after she has left the store with Sykes?

3. What adjective does Sykes delightedly use to describe Bertha's shape?

4. What item does Sykes NOT buy from Joe Clarke's store during his visit there?

5. In addition to the adjective black, what other adjective does Delia use to describe Bertha the first time she brings her up to Sykes?

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