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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to the adjective black, what other adjective does Delia use to describe Bertha the first time she brings her up to Sykes?
(a) Sinful.
(b) Snaggle-toothed.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Scandalous.

2. What pet name does Sykes call Bertha when they are in the store?
(a) Honey.
(b) Darling.
(c) Kitten.
(d) Sweetness.

3. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Delia's washtub?
(a) Rusty.
(b) Galvanized.
(c) Dented.
(d) Shiny.

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

5. What adjective does Sykes use to describe Delia just before he steps into the room where she is sorting laundry?
(a) Aggravating.
(b) Annoying.
(c) Solicitous.
(d) Dissembling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Delia's pose when she picks up the object after Sykes threatens to hit her?

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

3. The narrator describes Sykes's choice of the laundry pile on which to step using which adjective?

4. What adjective does Old Man Anderson use to describe his view of what kind of man Sykes had always been?

5. For how long has Bertha been living in Eatonville on the day Sykes takes her to the store?

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