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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sykes assures Bertha that he is the "swellest man in the whole" (5) what?
(a) Town.
(b) State.
(c) County.
(d) Country.

2. What adverb is used to indicate the manner in which Sykes pushes Delia when he wants her to see the rattlesnake he has brought home?
(a) Cunningly.
(b) Knowingly.
(c) Smartly.
(d) Laughingly.

3. In what town had Bertha lived previously before coming to Eatonville?
(a) Apalachicola.
(b) Talahassee.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Apopka.

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

5. When Delia sees the snake's fangs, she does not run away like usual, nor does she do what with her eyes as she has done in the past?
(a) Close them.
(b) Avert them.
(c) Roll them.
(d) Dart them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What simile does Hurston use to characterize Delia's throwing off of her most habitual character trait?

2. Whose name does Sykes keep calling after he has been bitten by the rattlesnake?

3. On what day of the week does Delia collect and deliver clothes using her pony and buckboard?

4. Why does Delia pay little attention to the soap box when she first sees it?

5. The narrator describes Delia's shoulders as thin and what?

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