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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Delia picks up an object and strikes a pose after being threatened by Sykes, what does the narrator state as the action that Sykes refrains from performing, though he usually would perform it right away in such a situation?
(a) Calling the magistrate.
(b) Yelling at Delia.
(c) Striking Delia.
(d) Leaving the house.

2. What two items does Sykes tell Joe Clarke he has come to buy?
(a) Coffee and bread.
(b) Pecans and molasses.
(c) Pork belly and coffee.
(d) Eggs and maple syrup.

3. What adjective does Sykes use to describe Delia just before he steps into the room where she is sorting laundry?
(a) Aggravating.
(b) Annoying.
(c) Dissembling.
(d) Solicitous.

4. What day of the week is considered the Sabbath within traditional Christianity?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Delia's washtub?
(a) Rusty.
(b) Shiny.
(c) Dented.
(d) Galvanized.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what town does Sykes often take Bertha so they can participate in stomps?

2. Where does Delia say Sykes would disappear to with all of his wages during the first year of their marriage?

3. Elijah says that Sykes has beaten Delia enough to kill how many women?

4. What does Delia say she does for her pony that makes him belong to her?

5. What does Delia call Sykes's action of scaring her with the bullwhip?

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