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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective does Old Man Anderson use to describe his view of what kind of man Sykes had always been?
(a) Overbearing.
(b) Proud.
(c) Haughty.
(d) Mean.

2. What gesture does Delia make toward the men on Joe's porch as she passes by?
(a) She makes the sign of the evil eye.
(b) She waves.
(c) She turns away.
(d) She nods.

3. What action does Delia say she had taken so that she could avoid being in close proximity to Sykes?
(a) Taken a second job.
(b) Worked longer hours.
(c) Paid Bertha's rent at the boarding house.
(d) Changed churches.

4. Who says that Sykes had once come to his house when he was not home in order to try to seduce his wife?
(a) Walter.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Jim.
(d) Joe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sykes refuses to take the snake away and says that he does not have to do anything besides take a particular action, what action does he say he must do?

2. To what animal does Dave compare Bertha after she has left the store with Sykes?

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

4. Before Delia begs Sykes to kill the rattlesnake he has brought home, what does she ask him to do with it?

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

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