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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What simile does Hurston use to characterize Delia's throwing off of her most habitual character trait?
(a) Like a swatch of chiffon.
(b) Like an old snakeskin.
(c) Like a lace collar.
(d) Like a blown scarf.

2. Where does Sykes say he has been when Delia asks him where he has been with her horse and buckboard?
(a) At the corner store.
(b) He does not say.
(c) At church.
(d) With Bertha.

3. What object does Delia credit with paying for the house she and Sykes live in?
(a) Her horse.
(b) Her mother's diamond ring.
(c) Her blood.
(d) Her sweat.

4. For how long is Delia unable to speak when she feels the bullwhip across her shoulders?
(a) One minute.
(b) Thirty seconds.
(c) Two minutes.
(d) Fifteen seconds.

5. What substance does Delia demand that Sykes stop grinding into the clothes?
(a) Dust.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Grime.
(d) Mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Delia goes into the yard to retrieve the washtub, what action does Sykes take inside the house?

2. What instruction does Sykes insist that he has given Delia over and over again without her capitulation?

3. What does Sykes tell Delia he will do if she argues with him about taking in white people's laundry?

4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Delia's washtub?

5. 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?

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