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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event does Sykes cite as the only one that will prompt him to get rid of the snake?
(a) When winter comes.
(b) When hell freezes over.
(c) When the snake bites someone.
(d) When he decides to get rid of the snake.

2. When the narrator describes Sykes crawling toward Delia with a swollen neck and only one eye able to open, what emotion is said to reside within his one open eye?
(a) Courage.
(b) Hope.
(c) Pain.
(d) Hate.

3. What reason does Sykes provide for his conclusion that the snake would never bite Delia?
(a) Because snakes do not bite masculine women.
(b) Because the snake knows it would be killed.
(c) Because the snake would recognize her as a fellow demon.
(d) Because the snake would not want to risk breaking his fangs on her bony legs.

4. What does Delia do at the kitchen table just before she stands up and tells Sykes that she hates him?
(a) She throws her cup against the wall.
(b) She yanks on the tablecloth.
(c) She clears the table.
(d) She pushes her plate away.

5. What does Delia say she had brought to her marriage to Sykes?
(a) Love.
(b) Faith.
(c) Optimism.
(d) Commitment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adverb is used to indicate the manner in which Sykes pushes Delia when he wants her to see the rattlesnake he has brought home?

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

3. For how long has Delia been married to Sykes?

4. What does Delia tell Sykes he has killed by bringing the snake to the house?

5. What does Delia call Sykes's action of scaring her with the bullwhip?

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