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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says he would have married Delia himself if Sykes had not beaten him to it?
(a) Joe.
(b) Jim.
(c) Walter.
(d) Elijah.

2. What two activities does the narrator say that Delia and Sykes now do in silence since their complete impasse?
(a) Sleep and eat.
(b) Read and work.
(c) Eat and rest.
(d) Work and sleep.

3. When the men all grunt in approval in response to Old Man Anderson's suggestion that they kill Sykes, what does the narrator say then melts with the heat?
(a) Their civic virtue.
(b) Their moral turpitude.
(c) Their stick-to-it-iveness.
(d) Their determination.

4. What simile does Hurston use to characterize Delia's throwing off of her most habitual character trait?
(a) Like a lace collar.
(b) Like a blown scarf.
(c) Like an old snakeskin.
(d) Like a swatch of chiffon.

5. How much chewing gum does Sykes buy for Bertha at the store?
(a) Ten sticks.
(b) A pound.
(c) A block.
(d) Five gumballs.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes Sykes's choice of the laundry pile on which to step using which adjective?

2. What instruction does Sykes insist that he has given Delia over and over again without her capitulation?

3. When Sykes laughs at Delia for being scared of the bullwhip, what physical movement does he make?

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

5. What kind of nuts had Sykes brought as a present to help him woo one of the men's wives?

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