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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of women does Sykes declare to Delia that he hates?
(a) Sneaky.
(b) Skinny.
(c) Lying.
(d) Mean.

2. What term is used to describe the color of the rattlesnake's fangs?
(a) Jaundice-yellow.
(b) Eggshell-white.
(c) Chalky-white.
(d) Off-white.

3. When Sykes declares how tired he is of Delia and leaves the house, what does he do on his way out?
(a) Kicks the fence.
(b) Bangs on the mailbox.
(c) Slams the back gate.
(d) Slams the front door.

4. In what town does Delia attend church at the time Sykes is keeping the rattlesnake?
(a) Eatonville.
(b) Apalachicola.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Woodbridge.

5. 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?
(a) Swallow them.
(b) Give them to the horses.
(c) Hurl them.
(d) Chew them.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How much does Joe Clarke ask each man to give him in order to pay for the watermelon they will all share?

3. What simile does the narrator use to describe the snake's fangs curving into the covering of its soap box?

4. For what purpose does the narrator say Delia had built and improved upon her little home?

5. Who says that Sykes had once come to his house when he was not home in order to try to seduce his wife?

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