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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what town does Delia attend church at the time Sykes is keeping the rattlesnake?
(a) Eatonville.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Apalachicola.
(d) Woodbridge.

2. When Sykes says that one reason he caught the snake easily was because it had just had a meal, what does he say it had just eaten?
(a) Rats.
(b) Toads.
(c) Lizards.
(d) Frogs.

3. What instruction does Sykes insist that he has given Delia over and over again without her capitulation?
(a) To keep white people's clothes out of the house.
(b) To answer him when he asks her a question.
(c) To have his dinner ready when he gets home from work.
(d) To keep the stove clean.

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

5. When Delia tells Sykes she is not in the mood for a fight because she has just come from a particular place, what is that place?
(a) The corner store.
(b) Bertha's house.
(c) Church.
(d) City Hall.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. For how long has Delia been married to Sykes?

5. What adjective does Sykes use to describe Delia just before he steps into the room where she is sorting laundry?

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