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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what purpose does the narrator say Delia had built and improved upon her little home?
(a) For her children.
(b) For her security.
(c) For her husband's happiness.
(d) For her old age.

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

3. When the narrator states that Delia lies awake thinking about debris cluttering a certain kind of trail, what adjective is used to describe that trail?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Familial.
(d) Matrimonial.

4. When Sykes calls Delia a hypocrite, what sin does he accuse her of committing to warrant this label?
(a) Lying.
(b) Working on the Sabbath.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Being proud.

5. When Delia picks up an object and strikes a pose after being threatened by Sykes, what does the narrator state as the action that Sykes refrains from performing, though he usually would perform it right away in such a situation?
(a) Calling the magistrate.
(b) Leaving the house.
(c) Striking Delia.
(d) Yelling at Delia.

6. What does Delia tell Sykes will one day kill her?
(a) Sykes' foolishness.
(b) Sykes' physical abuse.
(c) The physical labor of her job.
(d) The heat of midsummer.

7. When Joe Lindsay says that there ought to be a law about Sykes's behavior, he says that Sykes "ain't fit tuh carry guts to a" (3) what?
(a) A bear.
(b) A hyena.
(c) A seagull.
(d) A vulture.

8. When Joe Clarke says that there is no law in the world that will make a man act a certain way, what is that certain way he mentions?
(a) Faithful.
(b) Decent.
(c) Conscientious.
(d) Loving.

9. What does the narrator say that Delia is able to "build...against her husband" (3) after she decides that he will reap what he sows?
(a) A wall of hatred.
(b) A code of silence.
(c) A spiritual earthworks.
(d) A decadent shroud.

10. What does Delia say Sykes had brought to their marriage?
(a) Anger.
(b) A longing after the flesh.
(c) Violence.
(d) Lies.

11. Where does Delia say Sykes would disappear to with all of his wages during the first year of their marriage?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Tampa.
(c) Myrtle Beach.
(d) Sarasota.

12. The narrator describes Delia as giving "a little scream of" (2) what when Sykes steps upon her laundry?
(a) Outrage.
(b) Dismay.
(c) Rage.
(d) Surprise.

13. What "habitual" character trait of Delia's seems "to slip from her shoulders" (1) after Sykes threatens her with physical violence?
(a) Ease.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Humility.
(d) Meekness.

14. 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) City Hall.
(b) The corner store.
(c) Bertha's house.
(d) Church.

15. What does Delia say she does for her pony that makes him belong to her?
(a) She shoes him.
(b) She brushes him.
(c) She feeds him.
(d) She fills his water trough.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season does the story entitled "Sweat" begin?

2. What does Delia do with the clothes after Sykes steps on them?

3. What does Walter say he sees Sykes do every time he passes a woman?

4. What simile does Walter use to describe how pretty Delia had been as a young woman?

5. When Sykes leaves and Delia feels certain that he will not be home until a certain time, when is that time?

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