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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 had Sykes emptied his pockets, leaving him without a match during his encounter with the rattlesnake?
(a) At the diner.
(b) Bertha's room.
(c) In the carriage.
(d) The general store.

2. What is NOT one event listed as taking place during the dog days of summer in Eatonville?
(a) Leaves browning.
(b) Snakes shedding.
(c) Swimming holes drying up.
(d) Grass withering.

3. 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?
(a) Washing.
(b) Cleansing.
(c) Sweeping past.
(d) Chilling.

4. What do the men immediately do when Sykes and Bertha arrive at the store when they are about to cut into the watermelon?
(a) They go inside the store.
(b) They offer the pair a slice of watermelon.
(c) They walk off down the road carrying the watermelon with them.
(d) They put away the watermelon and the knives.

5. In what kind of establishment does Bertha live while having her rent paid in Eatonville?
(a) A boarding house.
(b) A brothel.
(c) A revival tent.
(d) A bed-and-breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of nuts had Sykes brought as a present to help him woo one of the men's wives?

2. What term is used to describe the color of the rattlesnake's fangs?

3. Where does Delia say Sykes would disappear to with all of his wages during the first year of their marriage?

4. When Sykes leaves and Delia feels certain that he will not be home until a certain time, when is that time?

5. What is the name of the night service at the church in Woodbridge?

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