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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For what purpose does the narrator say Delia had built and improved upon her little home?
(a) For her old age.
(b) For her security.
(c) For her husband's happiness.
(d) For her children.

3. What kind of women does Sykes declare to Delia that he hates?
(a) Lying.
(b) Sneaky.
(c) Skinny.
(d) Mean.

4. Where does Delia place the washtub when she returns from the yard with it in her hands?
(a) On the back porch.
(b) On the bedroom floor.
(c) In the kitchen sink.
(d) On the washbench.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes Sykes's choice of the laundry pile on which to step using which adjective?

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

3. What object does Delia credit with paying for the house she and Sykes live in?

4. What does Delia call Sykes's action of scaring her with the bullwhip?

5. When the scene shifts to the porch at the corner store for the first time, what month is it?

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