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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4-5.

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) Friendships.
(b) Good will.
(c) Common sense.
(d) Conversation.

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

3. What do the men immediately do when Sykes and Bertha arrive at the store when they are about to cut into the watermelon?
(a) They walk off down the road carrying the watermelon with them.
(b) They put away the watermelon and the knives.
(c) They offer the pair a slice of watermelon.
(d) They go inside the store.

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

5. What type of material makes up the mattress of the bed in Delia's home?
(a) Sawdust.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Buckwheat.
(d) Hay.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room does Delia sort the clothes she will launder?

2. Who pays Bertha's rent in Eatonville?

3. When the scene shifts to the porch at the corner store for the first time, what month is it?

4. On what day of the week does Delia collect and deliver clothes using her pony and buckboard?

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

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