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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What simile does Hurston use to characterize Delia's throwing off of her most habitual character trait?
(a) Like an old snakeskin.
(b) Like a lace collar.
(c) Like a swatch of chiffon.
(d) Like a blown scarf.

2. What object does Delia credit with paying for the house she and Sykes live in?
(a) Her mother's diamond ring.
(b) Her sweat.
(c) Her blood.
(d) Her horse.

3. The narrator describes Delia's shoulders as thin and what?
(a) Stooped.
(b) Sloped.
(c) Bent.
(d) Strong.

4. The narrator describes Sykes's choice of the laundry pile on which to step using which adjective?
(a) The biggest.
(b) The cleanest.
(c) The tidiest.
(d) The whitest.

5. What does Sykes tell Delia he will do if she argues with him about taking in white people's laundry?
(a) Punch her.
(b) Kick her.
(c) Shove her.
(d) Strangle her.

Short Answer Questions

1. The bullwhip is described by the narrator as long, round, limp, and what?

2. When Sykes laughs at Delia for being scared of the bullwhip, what physical movement does he make?

3. What title does the narrator ascribe to Delia's job of doing other people's laundry?

4. What instruction does Sykes insist that he has given Delia over and over again without her capitulation?

5. Against what object does Sykes strike his match?

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