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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What adjective does Sykes delightedly use to describe Bertha's shape?
(a) Statuesque.
(b) Chubby.
(c) Meaty.
(d) Portly.

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

4. When Sykes leaves and Delia feels certain that he will not be home until a certain time, when is that time?
(a) After dawn.
(b) The following night.
(c) The following week.
(d) Nearly daybreak.

5. What does the narrator say the sun has done to turn July to August?
(a) Scorched it into August.
(b) Burned it into August.
(c) Smashed it into August.
(d) Melted it into August.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. In what town had Bertha lived previously before coming to Eatonville?

4. When the snake starts to rattle incessantly inside its soap box, movements in what two locations cause him to rattle?

5. What action does Delia say she had taken so that she could avoid being in close proximity to Sykes?

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