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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Delia tell Sykes will one day kill her?
(a) Sykes' foolishness.
(b) Sykes' physical abuse.
(c) The physical labor of her job.
(d) The heat of midsummer.

2. For how long has Delia been doing people's laundry to bring in money?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 7 years.

3. In what room does Delia sort the clothes she will launder?
(a) Study.
(b) Kitchen.
(c) Dining room.
(d) Bedroom.

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

5. 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 blown scarf.
(d) Like a swatch of chiffon.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes Sykes's choice of the laundry pile on which to step using which adjective?

2. When Sykes calls Delia a hypocrite, what sin does he accuse her of committing to warrant this label?

3. What does Delia say she does for her pony that makes him belong to her?

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

5. About what task does Sykes state his lack of care about whether Delia ever gets the task done or not?

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