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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What simile does the narrator use to describe the snake's fangs curving into the covering of its soap box?
(a) Scimitars.
(b) Needles.
(c) String bows.
(d) Door latches.

2. What two deity names does Delia yell out when she first lays eyes on the snake Sykes has brought home?
(a) God and Christ.
(b) God and Jesus.
(c) Allah and Buddah.
(d) Holy Mary and Jesus.

3. What kind of silence does the narrator say falls on the porch when Sykes and Bertha arrive at the store?
(a) Judgmental.
(b) Hushed.
(c) Determined.
(d) Awkward.

4. What do the men immediately do when Sykes and Bertha arrive at the store when they are about to cut into the watermelon?
(a) They go inside the store.
(b) They offer the pair a slice of watermelon.
(c) They put away the watermelon and the knives.
(d) They walk off down the road carrying the watermelon with them.

5. What beverage does Sykes drink slowly and deliberately before he responds to Delia's request that he remove the snake?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Water.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) Strawberry soda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does the narrator use to describe Delia's thoughts about her garden?

2. To what town does Sykes often take Bertha so they can participate in stomps?

3. How long after their wedding had Sykes brutally beaten Delia?

4. How much coffee does Sykes ask Joe Clarke to sell him?

5. When Delia picks up an object and strikes a pose after being threatened by Sykes, what does the narrator state as the action that Sykes refrains from performing, though he usually would perform it right away in such a situation?

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