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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What day of the week is considered the Sabbath within traditional Christianity?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Sunday.

2. 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 kicks her sorted laundry back into one pile.
(c) He throws the sorted laundry into the backyard.
(d) He hides her sorted laundry in the closet.

3. The narrator describes Delia as giving "a little scream of" (2) what when Sykes steps upon her laundry?
(a) Outrage.
(b) Dismay.
(c) Rage.
(d) Surprise.

4. 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.

5. In what season does the story entitled "Sweat" begin?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Autumn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What does Delia tell Sykes will one day kill her?

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

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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