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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before Delia begs Sykes to kill the rattlesnake he has brought home, what does she ask him to do with it?
(a) Find it some food.
(b) Set it free.
(c) Pick it up.
(d) Take it away.

2. When Sykes tells Delia that it is no use "puttin' on airs makin' out out lak" (6) she is feeling a certain emotion in response to the snake, what is that emotion?
(a) Fear.
(b) Shyness.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Pride.

3. What day does Sykes say he has almost forgotten it is when he is about to leave the store with Bertha?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

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

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

6. When Delia confronts Sykes at the dinner table about removing the snake, what two behaviors of his does she say she has put up with for many years?
(a) Ignoring her and being unfaithful to her.
(b) Starving her and beating her.
(c) Hating her and beating her.
(d) Starving her and yelling at her.

7. What verb is used to indicate the manner in which Delia goes underneath Sykes's arm when he is blocking the doorway?
(a) Shrugs.
(b) Crouches.
(c) Stoops.
(d) Slinks.

8. Sykes assures Bertha that he is the "swellest man in the whole" (5) what?
(a) State.
(b) County.
(c) Country.
(d) Town.

9. How often does Sykes say he could catch a big rattlesnake if he wanted to?
(a) Every week.
(b) Every day.
(c) Every thirty seconds.
(d) Every month.

10. To what town does Sykes often take Bertha so they can participate in stomps?
(a) Deer Lake.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Winter Park.
(d) Apalachicola.

11. What adverb is used to indicate the manner in which Sykes pushes Delia when he wants her to see the rattlesnake he has brought home?
(a) Laughingly.
(b) Cunningly.
(c) Smartly.
(d) Knowingly.

12. When Delia is described as trying to avoid meeting places in town, what does the narrator say she is trying to accomplish?
(a) She is trying not to waste time with conversation when she could be working.
(b) She is trying to cut off friendships with the townspeople.
(c) She is trying to be blind and deaf.
(d) She is trying to strengthen her resolve to move away from Eatonville.

13. Who first entreats Joe to bring a melon from the store and to slice it up for the men?
(a) Joe Lindsay.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Old Man Anderson.
(d) Joe Clarke.

14. The narrator says that each time Delia attempts what type of friendliness toward Sykes, her efforts come to naught?
(a) Timid.
(b) Forced.
(c) Shy.
(d) Subtle.

15. What does the narrator say happens to Delia's fury as she regards the snake just before she confronts Sykes at the dinner table about getting rid of the snake?
(a) Grows larger.
(b) Builds into something resembling contempt.
(c) Grows bloodier.
(d) Dissapates.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Delia tells Sykes that she now hates him to the same degree that what?

3. What beverage does Sykes drink slowly and deliberately before he responds to Delia's request that he remove the snake?

4. Who pays Bertha's rent in Eatonville?

5. What type of rattlesnake does Sykes say the snake is?

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