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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 2-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Delia mean when she says that she will stay in the house until she is "toted out foot foremost"? (2)
(a) Until she sells the house.
(b) Until she dies.
(c) Until the house burns down.
(d) Until she is arrested.

2. How long after their wedding had Sykes brutally beaten Delia?
(a) Two months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

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

4. Who lets a bullwhip fall onto Delia's shoulders in order to scare her?
(a) Bertha.
(b) Sykes.
(c) Joe.
(d) Dave.

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Delia's pose when she picks up the object after Sykes threatens to hit her?
(a) Murderous.
(b) Foreboding.
(c) Menacing.
(d) Defensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the afternoon when Sykes and Bertha come to the store, what does the narrator say had even "collapsed under the heat"? (3)

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

3. What simile does Hurston use to characterize Delia's throwing off of her most habitual character trait?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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