2. In addition to the adjective black, what other adjective does Delia use to describe Bertha the first time she brings her up to Sykes?
(a) Scandalous.
(b) Snaggle-toothed.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Sinful.

3. When Delia lies in bed mourning her lost love and friendship with her husband, she says it "is too late for everything" (2) except what?
(a) Her little home.
(b) Her self-respect.
(c) Her children.
(d) A change of scenery.

4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Delia's washtub?
(a) Dented.
(b) Rusty.
(c) Shiny.
(d) Galvanized.

5. 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 seagull.
(c) A vulture.
(d) A hyena.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What object does Delia credit with paying for the house she and Sykes live in?

3. What "habitual" character trait of Delia's seems "to slip from her shoulders" (1) after Sykes threatens her with physical violence?

4. For how long is Delia unable to speak when she feels the bullwhip across her shoulders?

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

(see the answer key)

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