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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Elijah says that Sykes has beaten Delia enough to kill how many women?
(a) 20.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 10.

2. When Delia lies in bed mourning her lost love and friendship with her husband, she says it "is too late for everything" (2) except what?
(a) Her little home.
(b) A change of scenery.
(c) Her children.
(d) Her self-respect.

3. What does Delia say Sykes had brought to their marriage?
(a) Violence.
(b) Anger.
(c) A longing after the flesh.
(d) Lies.

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

5. When Delia picks up an object and strikes a pose after being threatened by Sykes, what does the narrator state as the action that Sykes refrains from performing, though he usually would perform it right away in such a situation?
(a) Yelling at Delia.
(b) Calling the magistrate.
(c) Leaving the house.
(d) Striking Delia.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has Delia been doing people's laundry to bring in money?

2. Where does Delia say Sykes would disappear to with all of his wages during the first year of their marriage?

3. What simile does Hurston use to characterize Delia's throwing off of her most habitual character trait?

4. What kind of indifference does the narrator say Delia comes to feel about everything Sykes says or does after she realizes that his evil deeds will revisit him in the end?

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

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