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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Delia tells Sykes that his hide does not look like anything to her besides a bunch of wrinkled up what?
(a) Rubber.
(b) Crinoline.
(c) Washrags.
(d) .Crepe paper.

2. How much coffee does Sykes ask Joe Clarke to sell him?
(a) Two pounds.
(b) Three pounds.
(c) A pound.
(d) Half of a pound.

3. What reason does Sykes provide for his conclusion that the snake would never bite him?
(a) Because the snake knows it would be killed.
(b) Because he has already de-fanged the snake.
(c) Because snakes do not bite masculine men.
(d) Because he knows how to handle the snake.

4. Who owns the disreputable boarding house in Eatonville?
(a) Della Lewis.
(b) Elijah Moseley.
(c) Sally Anderson.
(d) Joe Clarke.

5. When one of the men's wives had repelled Sykes's advances, she had told him that Delia worked so hard that she bet everything in the house tasted like sweat and what?
(a) Lye.
(b) Grime.
(c) Soapsuds.
(d) Mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Old Man Anderson use when he says that Sykes has gotten too something to live?

2. On Sunday, what action does Delia say she is glad not to have to take, now that Sykes has still not returned?

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

4. In what kind of establishment does Bertha live while having her rent paid in Eatonville?

5. How does Delia describe Sykes's screams when he is bitten by the snake?

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