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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 say she had brought to her marriage to Sykes?
(a) Commitment.
(b) Optimism.
(c) Faith.
(d) Love.

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

3. Jim says that Sykes has always been crazy about what kind of women?
(a) Dark.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Fat.
(d) Light.

4. What substance does Delia demand that Sykes stop grinding into the clothes?
(a) Grime.
(b) Mud.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Dust.

5. When Sykes declares how tired he is of Delia and leaves the house, what does he do on his way out?
(a) Kicks the fence.
(b) Bangs on the mailbox.
(c) Slams the front door.
(d) Slams the back gate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of women does Sykes declare to Delia that he hates?

2. How long after their wedding had Sykes brutally beaten Delia?

3. What does the narrator say that Delia is able to "build...against her husband" (3) after she decides that he will reap what he sows?

4. The narrator describes Delia as giving "a little scream of" (2) what when Sykes steps upon her laundry?

5. For how long is Delia unable to speak when she feels the bullwhip across her shoulders?

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