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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Delia say she had brought to her marriage to Sykes?
(a) Faith.
(b) Love.
(c) Commitment.
(d) Optimism.

2. What substance does Delia demand that Sykes stop grinding into the clothes?
(a) Mud.
(b) Dust.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Grime.

3. The bullwhip is described by the narrator as long, round, limp, and what?
(a) Heavy.
(b) Black.
(c) Studded.
(d) Cold.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Delia say Sykes had brought to their marriage?

2. The narrator describes Delia's shoulders as thin and what?

3. For how long is Delia unable to speak when she feels the bullwhip across her shoulders?

4. What does Walter say he sees Sykes do every time he passes a woman?

5. What does Delia mean when she says that she will stay in the house until she is "toted out foot foremost"? (2)

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