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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Delia say Sykes would disappear to with all of his wages during the first year of their marriage?
(a) Myrtle Beach.
(b) Tampa.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Sarasota.

2. When Delia tells Sykes that she has been taking in laundry the whole time they have been married, what question does he immediately ask her?
(a) Whether dinner is ready.
(b) Where his share of the profits have gone.
(c) How the subject involves him.
(d) If she has salted the stew.

3. For how long has Bertha been living in Eatonville on the day Sykes takes her to the store?
(a) Three months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Four months.
(d) One week.

4. Elijah says that Sykes has beaten Delia enough to kill how many women?
(a) 20.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

5. Where does Delia place the washtub when she returns from the yard with it in her hands?
(a) On the back porch.
(b) On the bedroom floor.
(c) In the kitchen sink.
(d) On the washbench.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after their wedding had Sykes brutally beaten Delia?

2. What idiom does Sykes use to describe his suggested action for anyone who does not like the snake?

3. What term is used to describe the color of the rattlesnake's fangs?

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

5. When Sykes calls Delia a hypocrite, what sin does he accuse her of committing to warrant this label?

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