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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Delia tell Sykes will one day kill her?
(a) The heat of midsummer.
(b) The physical labor of her job.
(c) Sykes' foolishness.
(d) Sykes' physical abuse.

3. When Delia is described as trying to avoid meeting places in town, what does the narrator say she is trying to accomplish?
(a) She is trying to cut off friendships with the townspeople.
(b) She is trying to be blind and deaf.
(c) She is trying not to waste time with conversation when she could be working.
(d) She is trying to strengthen her resolve to move away from Eatonville.

4. How much chewing gum does Sykes buy for Bertha at the store?
(a) A pound.
(b) A block.
(c) Ten sticks.
(d) Five gumballs.

5. What object does Delia credit with paying for the house she and Sykes live in?
(a) Her sweat.
(b) Her mother's diamond ring.
(c) Her blood.
(d) Her horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gesture does Delia make toward the men on Joe's porch as she passes by?

2. About what task does Sykes state his lack of care about whether Delia ever gets the task done or not?

3. Where does Sykes say that he will kick the clothes the next time she brings them home?

4. When Sykes declares how tired he is of Delia and leaves the house, what does he do on his way out?

5. When Joe Clarke says that there is no law in the world that will make a man act a certain way, what is that certain way he mentions?

(see the answer key)

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