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

2. 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) Chew them.
(b) Swallow them.
(c) Give them to the horses.
(d) Hurl them.

3. 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?
(a) Her little home.
(b) A change of scenery.
(c) Her self-respect.
(d) Her children.

4. When the men all grunt in approval in response to Old Man Anderson's suggestion that they kill Sykes, what does the narrator say then melts with the heat?
(a) Their moral turpitude.
(b) Their stick-to-it-iveness.
(c) Their determination.
(d) Their civic virtue.

5. How often does Sykes say he could catch a big rattlesnake if he wanted to?
(a) Every thirty seconds.
(b) Every week.
(c) Every month.
(d) Every day.

Short Answer Questions

1. When one of the men's wives had repelled Sykes's advances, she had told him that Delia worked so hard that she bet everything in the house tasted like sweat and what?

2. What two activities does the narrator say that Delia and Sykes now do in silence since their complete impasse?

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

4. What two deity names does Delia yell out when she first lays eyes on the snake Sykes has brought home?

5. The narrator says that each time Delia attempts what type of friendliness toward Sykes, her efforts come to naught?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 303 words
(approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page)

View a FREE sample