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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4-5.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the narrator say the sun has done to turn July to August?
(a) Melted it into August.
(b) Burned it into August.
(c) Scorched it into August.
(d) Smashed it into August.
2. Who says that Sykes had once come to his house when he was not home in order to try to seduce his wife?
(a) Jim.
(b) Joe.
(c) Walter.
(d) Elijah.
3. Jim says that Sykes has always been crazy about what kind of women?
(a) Dark.
(b) Fat.
(c) Light.
(d) Beautiful.
4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Delia's pose when she picks up the object after Sykes threatens to hit her?
(a) Foreboding.
(b) Murderous.
(c) Menacing.
(d) Defensive.
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 seagull.
(b) A vulture.
(c) A hyena.
(d) A bear.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much coffee does Sykes ask Joe Clarke to sell him?
2. For how long has Bertha been living in Eatonville on the day Sykes takes her to the store?
3. How long after their wedding had Sykes brutally beaten Delia?
4. What does Delia say she had brought to her marriage to Sykes?
5. To what animal does Dave compare Bertha after she has left the store with Sykes?
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