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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator describes Sykes's choice of the laundry pile on which to step using which adjective?
(a) The whitest.
(b) The biggest.
(c) The tidiest.
(d) The cleanest.

2. When the scene shifts to the porch at the corner store for the first time, what month is it?
(a) July.
(b) December.
(c) February.
(d) April.

3. In what room does Delia sort the clothes she will launder?
(a) Bedroom.
(b) Study.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Dining room.

4. What type of material makes up the mattress of the bed in Delia's home?
(a) Buckwheat.
(b) Sawdust.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Hay.

5. Against what object does Sykes strike his match?
(a) His corduroy breeches.
(b) The matchbox.
(c) The sole of his boot.
(d) The fireplace mantel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "habitual" character trait of Delia's seems "to slip from her shoulders" (1) after Sykes threatens her with physical violence?

2. When Joe Lindsay says that there ought to be a law about Sykes's behavior, he says that Sykes "ain't fit tuh carry guts to a" (3) what?

3. 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?

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

5. When Delia tells Sykes she is not in the mood for a fight because she has just come from a particular place, what is that place?

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