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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What simile does Walter use to describe how pretty Delia had been as a young woman?
(a) A two-dollar ribbon.
(b) A peacock.
(c) A striped kitten.
(d) A speckled pup.

2. On the afternoon when Sykes and Bertha come to the store, what does the narrator say had even "collapsed under the heat"? (3)
(a) Conversation.
(b) Common sense.
(c) Good will.
(d) Friendships.

3. Where does Delia say Sykes would disappear to with all of his wages during the first year of their marriage?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Tampa.
(c) Sarasota.
(d) Myrtle Beach.

4. When the narrator states that Delia lies awake thinking about debris cluttering a certain kind of trail, what adjective is used to describe that trail?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Familial.
(c) Philosophical.
(d) Matrimonial.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Delia say Sykes had brought to their marriage?

2. When Sykes tells Delia that he has promised "some other men" (2) that he will not allow Delia to do laundry for white people, whose name is the only one he mentions?

3. In what room does Delia sort the clothes she will launder?

4. On what day of the week does Delia collect and deliver clothes using her pony and buckboard?

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

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