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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say that the men on Joe's porch do with the cane-knots on the day Sykes and Bertha come to the store, due to the extreme heat?
(a) They pile them in their laps.
(b) They let them be eaten by the dogs.
(c) They kick them out of the way.
(d) They let them dribble over the edge of the porch.

2. Who says he would have married Delia himself if Sykes had not beaten him to it?
(a) Jim.
(b) Joe.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Walter.

3. What does Walter say he sees Sykes do every time he passes a woman?
(a) Imagine.
(b) Stare.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Grin.

4. What adjective does Old Man Anderson use when he says that Sykes has gotten too something to live?
(a) Biggety.
(b) Proud.
(c) Mean.
(d) Uppity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drives past the store just when Sykes is ordering food for Bertha at the store?

2. Against what object does Sykes strike his match?

3. What does the narrator say "pleased him for Delia to see" (4) when Sykes is ordering at Joe Clarke's store?

4. What idiom does Sykes use to describe his suggested action for anyone who does not like the snake?

5. On what night of the week does Delia stay up late in order to get a head start on her work?

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