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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Delia do with the clothes after Sykes steps on them?
(a) She throws them at him.
(b) She gathers them together again.
(c) She stands between him and the clothes to protect them.
(d) She takes them outside.

2. Against what object does Sykes strike his match?
(a) The sole of his boot.
(b) His corduroy breeches.
(c) The matchbox.
(d) The fireplace mantel.

3. When Delia lies in bed mourning her lost love and friendship with her husband, she says it "is too late for everything" (2) except what?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her little home.
(c) Her self-respect.
(d) A change of scenery.

4. The narrator describes Delia as giving "a little scream of" (2) what when Sykes steps upon her laundry?
(a) Rage.
(b) Surprise.
(c) Outrage.
(d) Dismay.

5. What verb does the narrator use to describe what Delia's pose in the kitchen does to Sykes?
(a) It scares him.
(b) It angers him.
(c) It cows him.
(d) It emasculates him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Old Man Anderson suggest that the men do to Sykes and Bertha in Lake Howell swamp?

2. What does Sykes tell Delia he will do if she argues with him about taking in white people's laundry?

3. When Sykes leaves and Delia feels certain that he will not be home until a certain time, when is that time?

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

5. Where does Sykes say he has been when Delia asks him where he has been with her horse and buckboard?

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