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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 simile does Walter use to describe how pretty Delia had been as a young woman?
(a) A peacock.
(b) A speckled pup.
(c) A striped kitten.
(d) A two-dollar ribbon.

2. What substance does Delia demand that Sykes stop grinding into the clothes?
(a) Mud.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Dust.
(d) Grime.

3. Who lets a bullwhip fall onto Delia's shoulders in order to scare her?
(a) Joe.
(b) Dave.
(c) Bertha.
(d) Sykes.

4. 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?
(a) Philosophical.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Matrimonial.
(d) Familial.

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Delia's pose when she picks up the object after Sykes threatens to hit her?
(a) Menacing.
(b) Murderous.
(c) Defensive.
(d) Foreboding.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Delia mean when she says that she will stay in the house until she is "toted out foot foremost"? (2)

3. Who says that Sykes had once come to his house when he was not home in order to try to seduce his wife?

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 say she had brought to her marriage to Sykes?

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