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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Good will.
(c) Common sense.
(d) Friendships.

2. Where does Sykes say that he will kick the clothes the next time she brings them home?
(a) Into the lake.
(b) Outdoors.
(c) Down the street.
(d) Under a passing carriage.

3. When Joe Lindsay says that there ought to be a law about Sykes's behavior, he says that Sykes "ain't fit tuh carry guts to a" (3) what?
(a) A seagull.
(b) A bear.
(c) A vulture.
(d) A hyena.

4. What instruction does Sykes insist that he has given Delia over and over again without her capitulation?
(a) To keep the stove clean.
(b) To keep white people's clothes out of the house.
(c) To have his dinner ready when he gets home from work.
(d) To answer him when he asks her a question.

5. What word does the narrator use to describe Delia's thoughts about her garden?
(a) Lovely.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Bountiful.
(d) Serene.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Against what object does Sykes strike his match?

3. What substance does Delia demand that Sykes stop grinding into the clothes?

4. The bullwhip is described by the narrator as long, round, limp, and what?

5. What object does Delia pick up immediately after Sykes threatens her in the kitchen?

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