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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What verb is used to indicate the manner in which Delia goes underneath Sykes's arm when he is blocking the doorway?
(a) Shrugs.
(b) Slinks.
(c) Crouches.
(d) Stoops.

2. What event does Sykes cite as the only one that will prompt him to get rid of the snake?
(a) When he decides to get rid of the snake.
(b) When the snake bites someone.
(c) When winter comes.
(d) When hell freezes over.

3. For what purpose does the narrator say Delia had built and improved upon her little home?
(a) For her security.
(b) For her old age.
(c) For her children.
(d) For her husband's happiness.

4. When Delia first sees the soap box Sykes has brought home, next to what object is the soap box sitting?
(a) The chair.
(b) The washtub.
(c) The garden hose.
(d) The stairs.

5. For how long has Delia been doing people's laundry to bring in money?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 7 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Delia is described as trying to avoid meeting places in town, what does the narrator say she is trying to accomplish?

2. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Delia's pose when she picks up the object after Sykes threatens to hit her?

3. When Joe Clarke says that there is no law in the world that will make a man act a certain way, what is that certain way he mentions?

4. What does the narrator say that the men on Joe's porch usually would do with the cane-knots if it were not so stiflingly hot outside?

5. When Sykes tells Delia that he has promised "some other men" (2) that he will not allow Delia to do laundry for white people, whose name is the only one he mentions?

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