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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 object does Delia credit with paying for the house she and Sykes live in?
(a) Her sweat.
(b) Her mother's diamond ring.
(c) Her horse.
(d) Her blood.

2. When Delia tells Sykes that she has been taking in laundry the whole time they have been married, what question does he immediately ask her?
(a) Where his share of the profits have gone.
(b) Whether dinner is ready.
(c) If she has salted the stew.
(d) How the subject involves him.

3. For how long has Delia been doing people's laundry to bring in money?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

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 the house burns down.
(b) Until she is arrested.
(c) Until she sells the house.
(d) Until she dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Against what object does Sykes strike his match?

3. When Sykes calls Delia a hypocrite, what sin does he accuse her of committing to warrant this label?

4. When Sykes declares how tired he is of Delia and leaves the house, what does he do on his way out?

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

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