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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lets a bullwhip fall onto Delia's shoulders in order to scare her?
(a) Bertha.
(b) Sykes.
(c) Joe.
(d) Dave.

2. What does the narrator say that the men on Joe's porch do with the cane-knots on the day Sykes and Bertha come to the store, due to the extreme heat?
(a) They kick them out of the way.
(b) They let them be eaten by the dogs.
(c) They pile them in their laps.
(d) They let them dribble over the edge of the porch.

3. Where does Sykes say he has been when Delia asks him where he has been with her horse and buckboard?
(a) With Bertha.
(b) He does not say.
(c) At the corner store.
(d) At church.

4. In addition to the adjective black, what other adjective does Delia use to describe Bertha the first time she brings her up to Sykes?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Scandalous.
(c) Sinful.
(d) Snaggle-toothed.

5. What word does the narrator use to describe Delia's thoughts about her garden?
(a) Lovely.
(b) Bountiful.
(c) Serene.
(d) Beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say that Delia is able to "build...against her husband" (3) after she decides that he will reap what he sows?

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

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

4. In what season does the story entitled "Sweat" begin?

5. On what day of the week does Delia collect and deliver clothes using her pony and buckboard?

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