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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 the narrator say that the men on Joe's porch do with the cane-knots on the day Sykes and Bertha come to the store, due to the extreme heat?
(a) They let them be eaten by the dogs.
(b) They let them dribble over the edge of the porch.
(c) They kick them out of the way.
(d) They pile them in their laps.

2. In addition to the adjective black, what other adjective does Delia use to describe Bertha the first time she brings her up to Sykes?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Snaggle-toothed.
(c) Scandalous.
(d) Sinful.

3. In what season does the story entitled "Sweat" begin?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

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

5. When Delia lies in bed mourning her lost love and friendship with her husband, she says it "is too late for everything" (2) except what?
(a) Her little home.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her self-respect.
(d) A change of scenery.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. The narrator describes Sykes's choice of the laundry pile on which to step using which adjective?

5. When the narrator states that Delia lies awake thinking about debris cluttering a certain kind of trail, what adjective is used to describe that trail?

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