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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Gawd.
(b) Joe.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Dave.

3. When Delia lies in bed mourning her lost love and friendship with her husband, she says it "is too late for everything" (2) except what?
(a) Her self-respect.
(b) A change of scenery.
(c) Her little home.
(d) Her children.

4. What does the narrator say that the men on Joe's porch usually would do with the cane-knots if it were not so stiflingly hot outside?
(a) Give them to the horses.
(b) Chew them.
(c) Swallow them.
(d) Hurl them.

5. What "habitual" character trait of Delia's seems "to slip from her shoulders" (1) after Sykes threatens her with physical violence?
(a) Ease.
(b) Meekness.
(c) Humility.
(d) Honesty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says he would have married Delia himself if Sykes had not beaten him to it?

2. What does Delia say she does for her pony that makes him belong to her?

3. What does Delia tell Sykes will one day kill her?

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

5. What does Sykes tell Delia he will do if she argues with him about taking in white people's laundry?

(see the answer key)

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