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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 Sykes had brought to their marriage?
(a) Violence.
(b) Anger.
(c) Lies.
(d) A longing after the flesh.

2. What word does the narrator use to describe Delia's thoughts about her garden?
(a) Bountiful.
(b) Serene.
(c) Lovely.
(d) Beautiful.

3. What kind of nuts had Sykes brought as a present to help him woo one of the men's wives?
(a) Pecans.
(b) Peanuts.
(c) Cashews.
(d) Brazil nuts.

4. 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) Defensive.
(c) Menacing.
(d) Foreboding.

5. 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?
(a) A spiritual earthworks.
(b) A wall of hatred.
(c) A code of silence.
(d) A decadent shroud.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what task does Sykes state his lack of care about whether Delia ever gets the task done or not?

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

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

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

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

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