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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say "pleased him for Delia to see" (4) when Sykes is ordering at Joe Clarke's store?
(a) His mistress accompanying him out in public.
(b) The spending of her money.
(c) His determination to ignore her.
(d) His flagrant abuse of her pony with his bullwhip.

2. In what town had Bertha lived previously before coming to Eatonville?
(a) Talahassee.
(b) Apalachicola.
(c) Apopka.
(d) Orlando.

3. Who pays Bertha's rent in Eatonville?
(a) Bertha's ex-husband.
(b) Joe Clarke.
(c) Walter.
(d) Sykes.

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

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

6. 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 to be blind and deaf.
(b) She is trying not to waste time with conversation when she could be working.
(c) She is trying to cut off friendships with the townspeople.
(d) She is trying to strengthen her resolve to move away from Eatonville.

7. 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) Ask him to move.
(b) Stare him down until he moves.
(c) Shove him out of the way.
(d) Go around to the back door.

8. 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 kitchen and the yard.
(c) The bedroom and the kitchen.
(d) The stairs and the porch.

9. In what town does Delia attend church at the time Sykes is keeping the rattlesnake?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Apalachicola.
(c) Woodbridge.
(d) Eatonville.

10. 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.

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

12. What two deity names does Delia yell out when she first lays eyes on the snake Sykes has brought home?
(a) God and Christ.
(b) Holy Mary and Jesus.
(c) God and Jesus.
(d) Allah and Buddah.

13. What adjective does Walter use to describe what type of customers he and the other men are during the men's requests for watermelon?
(a) Regular.
(b) Loyal.
(c) Steady.
(d) Generous.

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

15. In what kind of establishment does Bertha live while having her rent paid in Eatonville?
(a) A brothel.
(b) A bed-and-breakfast.
(c) A revival tent.
(d) A boarding house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tool does Joe Clarke offer to lend the men so they can cut the watermelon for sharing?

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

3. What does the narrator say about how Bertha goes about making Delia's goal impossible to achieve?

4. Why does Delia pay little attention to the soap box when she first sees it?

5. 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?

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