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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sykes calls Delia a hypocrite, what sin does he accuse her of committing to warrant this label?
(a) Working on the Sabbath.
(b) Being proud.
(c) Lying.
(d) Stealing.

2. What object does Delia pick up immediately after Sykes threatens her in the kitchen?
(a) A pair of scissors.
(b) An iron skillet.
(c) A piece of crockery.
(d) A butcher knife.

3. When Sykes tells Delia that he has promised "some other men" (2) that he will not allow Delia to do laundry for white people, whose name is the only one he mentions?
(a) Gawd.
(b) Joe.
(c) Dave.
(d) Elijah.

4. 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) The corner store.
(b) City Hall.
(c) Bertha's house.
(d) Church.

5. What simile does Walter use to describe how pretty Delia had been as a young woman?
(a) A striped kitten.
(b) A peacock.
(c) A two-dollar ribbon.
(d) A speckled pup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Sykes use to describe Delia just before he steps into the room where she is sorting laundry?

2. What does the narrator say that the men on Joe's porch usually would do with the cane-knots if it were not so stiflingly hot outside?

3. 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?

4. What "habitual" character trait of Delia's seems "to slip from her shoulders" (1) after Sykes threatens her with physical violence?

5. Who lets a bullwhip fall onto Delia's shoulders in order to scare her?

(see the answer key)

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