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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Delia say Sykes would disappear to with all of his wages during the first year of their marriage?
(a) Myrtle Beach.
(b) Sarasota.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Tampa.

2. What does Delia do with the clothes after Sykes steps on them?
(a) She gathers them together again.
(b) She throws them at him.
(c) She stands between him and the clothes to protect them.
(d) She takes them outside.

3. What kind of women does Sykes declare to Delia that he hates?
(a) Lying.
(b) Sneaky.
(c) Mean.
(d) Skinny.

4. After Delia spends over an hour "a gibbering wreck" in the hay barn and her fright turns to "a cold, bloody rage" (8), what emotion is said to emerge out of this period of introspection?
(a) Silence.
(b) Calm.
(c) Shame.
(d) Ire.

5. What substance does Delia demand that Sykes stop grinding into the clothes?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Grime.
(c) Dust.
(d) Mud.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has Delia been doing people's laundry to bring in money?

2. What had Sykes been drinking before he returned home and encountered the rattlesnake?

3. Who lets a bullwhip fall onto Delia's shoulders in order to scare her?

4. What does Old Man Anderson suggest that the men do to Sykes and Bertha in Lake Howell swamp?

5. In which room does Delia decide to sort the laundry when she returns home from Woodbridge?

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