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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sykes laughs at Delia for being scared of the bullwhip, what physical movement does he make?
(a) He stomps his foot.
(b) He crosses his legs.
(c) He slaps his leg.
(d) He wipes his face.

2. What adjective does Old Man Anderson use to describe his view of what kind of man Sykes had always been?
(a) Mean.
(b) Proud.
(c) Haughty.
(d) Overbearing.

3. What action does Delia say she had taken so that she could avoid being in close proximity to Sykes?
(a) Paid Bertha's rent at the boarding house.
(b) Taken a second job.
(c) Worked longer hours.
(d) Changed churches.

4. What two items does Sykes tell Joe Clarke he has come to buy?
(a) Eggs and maple syrup.
(b) Pork belly and coffee.
(c) Pecans and molasses.
(d) Coffee and bread.

5. When Delia wonders why the snake has gone quiet, she hopes that perhaps her threats had frightened Sykes or that they had perhaps even made him feel what?
(a) Regretful.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sorry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what town does Sykes often take Bertha so they can participate in stomps?

3. 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?

4. When Sykes declares how tired he is of Delia and leaves the house, what does he do on his way out?

5. What word does the narrator use to describe Delia's thoughts about her garden?

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