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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long has Delia been married to Sykes?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 20 years.

2. For how long is Delia unable to speak when she feels the bullwhip across her shoulders?
(a) Two minutes.
(b) One minute.
(c) Fifteen seconds.
(d) Thirty seconds.

3. Who says he would have married Delia himself if Sykes had not beaten him to it?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Jim.
(c) Walter.
(d) Joe.

4. When Joe Clarke says that there is no law in the world that will make a man act a certain way, what is that certain way he mentions?
(a) Conscientious.
(b) Faithful.
(c) Decent.
(d) Loving.

5. Who owns the disreputable boarding house in Eatonville?
(a) Della Lewis.
(b) Joe Clarke.
(c) Elijah Moseley.
(d) Sally Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say streams down like a "million hot arrows" (5) during the time when Delia and Sykes are not speaking to one another?

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

3. What beverage does Sykes drink slowly and deliberately before he responds to Delia's request that he remove the snake?

4. What day does Sykes say he has almost forgotten it is when he is about to leave the store with Bertha?

5. What object does Delia pick up immediately after Sykes threatens her in the kitchen?

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