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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On Sunday, what action does Delia say she is glad not to have to take, now that Sykes has still not returned?
(a) She will not have to quarrel.
(b) She will not have to lie.
(c) She will not have to be whipped.
(d) She will not have to leave the house.

2. When Delia confronts Sykes at the dinner table about removing the snake, what two behaviors of his does she say she has put up with for many years?
(a) Ignoring her and being unfaithful to her.
(b) Starving her and beating her.
(c) Hating her and beating her.
(d) Starving her and yelling at her.

3. What causes the lamp to go out when Delia is fleeing from the rattlesnake?
(a) The wind from the open door.
(b) The closing of the flue as Delia runs away.
(c) The lack of fuel in the lamp.
(d) The breath Delia exhales.

4. What item does Sykes NOT buy from Joe Clarke's store during his visit there?
(a) Strawberry soda.
(b) Gum.
(c) Ground-peas.
(d) Barley.

5. How does Delia describe Sykes's screams when he is bitten by the snake?
(a) Piercing.
(b) Cold-blooded.
(c) Inhuman.
(d) Blood-curdling.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what type of material is the covering of the snake's soap box made?

2. When Delia becomes ill from witnessing Sykes's struggles with the snake, where does she go to lie down?

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

4. Who says that Sykes had once come to his house when he was not home in order to try to seduce his wife?

5. When Delia picks up an object and strikes a pose after being threatened by Sykes, what does the narrator state as the action that Sykes refrains from performing, though he usually would perform it right away in such a situation?

(see the answer key)

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