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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adverb is used to indicate the manner in which Sykes pushes Delia when he wants her to see the rattlesnake he has brought home?
(a) Laughingly.
(b) Knowingly.
(c) Cunningly.
(d) Smartly.

2. What is NOT one event listed as taking place during the dog days of summer in Eatonville?
(a) Grass withering.
(b) Snakes shedding.
(c) Swimming holes drying up.
(d) Leaves browning.

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

4. To what town does Sykes often take Bertha so they can participate in stomps?
(a) Orlando.
(b) Winter Park.
(c) Deer Lake.
(d) Apalachicola.

5. For how long has Bertha been living in Eatonville on the day Sykes takes her to the store?
(a) One week.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Four months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of silence does the narrator say falls on the porch when Sykes and Bertha arrive at the store?

2. What does Delia say she had brought to her marriage to Sykes?

3. What two items does Sykes tell Joe Clarke he has come to buy?

4. What does Old Man Anderson suggest that the men do to Sykes and Bertha in Lake Howell swamp?

5. When Delia says that Sykes can lie with Bertha as much as he wants, what condition does she put on her assent?

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