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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 a blown scarf.
(b) Like an old snakeskin.
(c) Like a swatch of chiffon.
(d) Like a lace collar.

2. When Delia goes into the yard to retrieve the washtub, what action does Sykes take inside the house?
(a) He hides her sorted laundry in the closet.
(b) He throws the sorted laundry into the backyard.
(c) He pours coffee over her sorted laundry.
(d) He kicks her sorted laundry back into one pile.

3. When Sykes tells Delia that he has promised "some other men" (2) that he will not allow Delia to do laundry for white people, whose name is the only one he mentions?
(a) Gawd.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Joe.
(d) Dave.

4. Where does Delia place the washtub when she returns from the yard with it in her hands?
(a) On the back porch.
(b) In the kitchen sink.
(c) On the washbench.
(d) On the bedroom floor.

5. For how long has Delia been married to Sykes?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 20 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes Delia as giving "a little scream of" (2) what when Sykes steps upon her laundry?

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

3. What "habitual" character trait of Delia's seems "to slip from her shoulders" (1) after Sykes threatens her with physical violence?

4. What day of the week is considered the Sabbath within traditional Christianity?

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

(see the answer key)

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