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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much chewing gum does Sykes buy for Bertha at the store?
(a) A pound.
(b) Five gumballs.
(c) A block.
(d) Ten sticks.

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

3. What does Walter say he sees Sykes do every time he passes a woman?
(a) Imagine.
(b) Grin.
(c) Stare.
(d) Laugh.

4. What does Old Man Anderson suggest that the men do to Sykes and Bertha in Lake Howell swamp?
(a) Bury them up to their necks.
(b) Imprison them there.
(c) Whip them.
(d) Drown them.

5. What does the narrator say that Delia is able to "build...against her husband" (3) after she decides that he will reap what he sows?
(a) A decadent shroud.
(b) A code of silence.
(c) A wall of hatred.
(d) A spiritual earthworks.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What simile does the narrator use to describe the snake's fangs curving into the covering of its soap box?

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

4. What does Delia do at the kitchen table just before she stands up and tells Sykes that she hates him?

5. What instruction does Sykes insist that he has given Delia over and over again without her capitulation?

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