1. When Delia sees the snake's fangs, she does not run away like usual, nor does she do what with her eyes as she has done in the past?
(a) Dart them.
(b) Roll them.
(c) Close them.
(d) Avert them.

2. When Delia lies in bed mourning her lost love and friendship with her husband, she says it "is too late for everything" (2) except what?
(a) Her self-respect.
(b) A change of scenery.
(c) Her little home.
(d) Her children.

3. What kind of silence does the narrator say falls on the porch when Sykes and Bertha arrive at the store?
(a) Determined.
(b) Hushed.
(c) Judgmental.
(d) Awkward.

4. When the snake starts to rattle incessantly inside its soap box, movements in what two locations cause him to rattle?
(a) The yard and the stairs.
(b) The bedroom and the kitchen.
(c) The stairs and the porch.
(d) The kitchen and the yard.

5. 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?
(a) The heat.
(b) The raindrops.
(c) The tense moments.
(d) The rays of the sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say that the men on Joe's porch do with the cane-knots on the day Sykes and Bertha come to the store, due to the extreme heat?

2. What does Delia say Sykes had brought to their marriage?

3. What do the men immediately do when Sykes and Bertha arrive at the store when they are about to cut into the watermelon?

4. What two items does Sykes tell Joe Clarke he has come to buy?

5. Who pays Bertha's rent in Eatonville?

(see the answer key)

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