1. When Joe Clarke says that there is no law in the world that will make a man act a certain way, what is that certain way he mentions?
(a) Faithful.
(b) Loving.
(c) Decent.
(d) Conscientious.

2. What verb does the narrator use to describe what Delia's pose in the kitchen does to Sykes?
(a) It angers him.
(b) It emasculates him.
(c) It scares him.
(d) It cows him.

3. On the afternoon when Sykes and Bertha come to the store, what does the narrator say had even "collapsed under the heat"? (3)
(a) Good will.
(b) Friendships.
(c) Common sense.
(d) Conversation.

4. Who says he would have married Delia himself if Sykes had not beaten him to it?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Jim.
(c) Joe.
(d) Walter.

5. When Delia tells Sykes that she has been taking in laundry the whole time they have been married, what question does he immediately ask her?
(a) How the subject involves him.
(b) Where his share of the profits have gone.
(c) If she has salted the stew.
(d) Whether dinner is ready.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Delia picks up an object and strikes a pose after being threatened by Sykes, what does the narrator state as the action that Sykes refrains from performing, though he usually would perform it right away in such a situation?

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

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

4. What does Delia say she had brought to her marriage to Sykes?

5. Elijah says that Sykes has beaten Delia enough to kill how many women?

(see the answer key)

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