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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 verb does the narrator use to describe what Delia's pose in the kitchen does to Sykes?
(a) It cows him.
(b) It angers him.
(c) It scares him.
(d) It emasculates him.

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 pile them in their laps.
(b) They let them dribble over the edge of the porch.
(c) They kick them out of the way.
(d) They let them be eaten by the dogs.

3. What gesture does Delia make toward the men on Joe's porch as she passes by?
(a) She makes the sign of the evil eye.
(b) She waves.
(c) She turns away.
(d) She nods.

4. For how long has Delia been married to Sykes?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 7 years.

5. What kind of indifference does the narrator say Delia comes to feel about everything Sykes says or does after she realizes that his evil deeds will revisit him in the end?
(a) Bored.
(b) Triumphant.
(c) Tremendous.
(d) Uneasy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About what task does Sykes state his lack of care about whether Delia ever gets the task done or not?

3. When Sykes tells Delia that he has promised "some other men" (2) that he will not allow Delia to do laundry for white people, whose name is the only one he mentions?

4. What title does the narrator ascribe to Delia's job of doing other people's laundry?

5. When Sykes leaves and Delia feels certain that he will not be home until a certain time, when is that time?

(see the answer key)

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