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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 that the men on Joe's porch usually would do with the cane-knots if it were not so stiflingly hot outside?
(a) Hurl them.
(b) Swallow them.
(c) Chew them.
(d) Give them to the horses.

2. In what season does the story entitled "Sweat" begin?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Autumn.

3. When Sykes laughs at Delia for being scared of the bullwhip, what physical movement does he make?
(a) He stomps his foot.
(b) He crosses his legs.
(c) He slaps his leg.
(d) He wipes his face.

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

5. Who drives past the store just when Sykes is ordering food for Bertha at the store?
(a) Elijah's wife.
(b) Delia.
(c) Sykes's former mistress.
(d) Joe Clarke's daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room does Delia sort the clothes she will launder?

2. When the narrator states that Delia lies awake thinking about debris cluttering a certain kind of trail, what adjective is used to describe that trail?

3. For what purpose does the narrator say Delia had built and improved upon her little home?

4. What two items does Sykes tell Joe Clarke he has come to buy?

5. What adjective does Sykes use to describe Delia just before he steps into the room where she is sorting laundry?

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