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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What simile does Walter use to describe how pretty Delia had been as a young woman?
(a) A speckled pup.
(b) A two-dollar ribbon.
(c) A peacock.
(d) A striped kitten.

2. What time of day is it when Sykes arrives home and is unaware of Delia's presence in the hay barn?
(a) Just before dawn.
(b) Just before dusk.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) Midnight.

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 nods.
(c) She waves.
(d) She turns away.

4. What does Sykes tell Delia he will do if she argues with him about taking in white people's laundry?
(a) Shove her.
(b) Punch her.
(c) Strangle her.
(d) Kick her.

5. What title does the narrator ascribe to Delia's job of doing other people's laundry?
(a) Tailor.
(b) Maid.
(c) Laundress.
(d) Wash-woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Joe Clarke ask each man to give him in order to pay for the watermelon they will all share?

2. For how long has Bertha been living in Eatonville on the day Sykes takes her to the store?

3. When Sykes calls Delia a hypocrite, what sin does he accuse her of committing to warrant this label?

4. The song that Delia sings on the way home from Woodbridge has lyrics referring to river water doing what to the body, but not to the soul?

5. In what room does Delia sort the clothes she will launder?

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