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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Delia sees the snake's fangs, she does not run away like usual, nor does she do what with her eyes as she has done in the past?
(a) Roll them.
(b) Dart them.
(c) Close them.
(d) Avert them.

2. What adjective does Sykes delightedly use to describe Bertha's shape?
(a) Chubby.
(b) Meaty.
(c) Portly.
(d) Statuesque.

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

4. Delia tells Sykes that his hide does not look like anything to her besides a bunch of wrinkled up what?
(a) Crinoline.
(b) .Crepe paper.
(c) Rubber.
(d) Washrags.

5. When the snake starts to rattle incessantly inside its soap box, movements in what two locations cause him to rattle?
(a) The bedroom and the kitchen.
(b) The yard and the stairs.
(c) The stairs and the porch.
(d) The kitchen and the yard.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what night of the week does Delia stay up late in order to get a head start on her work?

3. When Sykes tells Delia that it is no use "puttin' on airs makin' out out lak" (6) she is feeling a certain emotion in response to the snake, what is that emotion?

4. What object does Sykes knock off of the stove, startling the rattlesnake?

5. For what purpose does the narrator say Delia had built and improved upon her little home?

(see the answer key)

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