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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Delia comes home and finds Sykes standing in the kitchen doorway, she says that her only two options are to stoop under his arm or to do what?
(a) Shove him out of the way.
(b) Ask him to move.
(c) Go around to the back door.
(d) Stare him down until he moves.

2. What had Sykes been drinking before he returned home and encountered the rattlesnake?
(a) Tequila.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Rum.
(d) Gin.

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

4. The song that Delia sings on the way home from Woodbridge has lyrics referring to river water doing what to the body, but not to the soul?
(a) Sweeping past.
(b) Washing.
(c) Cleansing.
(d) Chilling.

5. What type of material makes up the mattress of the bed in Delia's home?
(a) Hay.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Sawdust.
(d) Buckwheat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Joe Clarke ask each man to give him in order to pay for the watermelon they will all share?

2. About what task does Sykes state his lack of care about whether Delia ever gets the task done or not?

3. On what night of the week does Delia's declaration of her independence from Sykes take place?

4. What object does Walter say is best to use when charming a rattlesnake?

5. Fifteen years of misery and what are said to have brought Delia to a place where she will hope for anything that seeks to eradicate her inhibitions?

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