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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 children.
(c) Her self-respect.
(d) A change of scenery.

2. When Delia goes into the yard to retrieve the washtub, what action does Sykes take inside the house?
(a) He kicks her sorted laundry back into one pile.
(b) He pours coffee over her sorted laundry.
(c) He hides her sorted laundry in the closet.
(d) He throws the sorted laundry into the backyard.

3. When the narrator states that Delia lies awake thinking about debris cluttering a certain kind of trail, what adjective is used to describe that trail?
(a) Familial.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Matrimonial.
(d) Philosophical.

4. In what kind of establishment does Bertha live while having her rent paid in Eatonville?
(a) A boarding house.
(b) A brothel.
(c) A bed-and-breakfast.
(d) A revival tent.

5. What does Delia tell Sykes will one day kill her?
(a) Sykes' foolishness.
(b) Sykes' physical abuse.
(c) The heat of midsummer.
(d) The physical labor of her job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does the narrator ascribe to Delia's job of doing other people's laundry?

2. What event does Sykes cite as the only one that will prompt him to get rid of the snake?

3. The narrator describes Delia's shoulders as thin and what?

4. For how long has Delia been married to Sykes?

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

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