2. What does Delia mean when she says that she will stay in the house until she is "toted out foot foremost"? (2)
(a) Until she is arrested.
(b) Until she sells the house.
(c) Until she dies.
(d) Until the house burns down.

3. What is NOT one event listed as taking place during the dog days of summer in Eatonville?
(a) Leaves browning.
(b) Snakes shedding.
(c) Grass withering.
(d) Swimming holes drying up.

4. When Sykes declares how tired he is of Delia and leaves the house, what does he do on his way out?
(a) Bangs on the mailbox.
(b) Slams the back gate.
(c) Slams the front door.
(d) Kicks the fence.

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) Leaving the house.
(b) Striking Delia.
(c) Yelling at Delia.
(d) Calling the magistrate.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. For what purpose does the narrator say Delia had built and improved upon her little home?

3. What two items does Sykes tell Joe Clarke he has come to buy?

4. Who says he would have married Delia himself if Sykes had not beaten him to it?

5. When Sykes laughs at Delia for being scared of the bullwhip, what physical movement does he make?

(see the answer key)

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