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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the one villager mentioned by name who comes to the house to see Sykes's snake?
(a) Walter.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Joe Clarke.
(d) Joe Lindsay.

3. In what town had Bertha lived previously before coming to Eatonville?
(a) Apopka.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Apalachicola.
(d) Talahassee.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Dave say causes Bertha to look like a particular animal?

2. What adjective does Old Man Anderson use when he says that Sykes has gotten too something to live?

3. What causes the snake to come alive and start to rattle incessantly?

4. What does Delia do at the kitchen table just before she stands up and tells Sykes that she hates him?

5. What does the narrator say streams down like a "million hot arrows" (5) during the time when Delia and Sykes are not speaking to one another?

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