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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Delia tells Sykes she is not in the mood for a fight because she has just come from a particular place, what is that place?
(a) Bertha's house.
(b) City Hall.
(c) The corner store.
(d) Church.

2. What "habitual" character trait of Delia's seems "to slip from her shoulders" (1) after Sykes threatens her with physical violence?
(a) Humility.
(b) Meekness.
(c) Honesty.
(d) Ease.

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

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

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Delia's washtub?
(a) Rusty.
(b) Galvanized.
(c) Dented.
(d) Shiny.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what room does Delia sort the clothes she will launder?

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

3. For how long has Delia been married to Sykes?

4. What substance does Delia demand that Sykes stop grinding into the clothes?

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

(see the answer key)

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