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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 gesture does Delia make toward the men on Joe's porch as she passes by?
(a) She nods.
(b) She makes the sign of the evil eye.
(c) She turns away.
(d) She waves.

2. In what room does Delia sort the clothes she will launder?
(a) Study.
(b) Dining room.
(c) Bedroom.
(d) Kitchen.

3. When Sykes leaves and Delia feels certain that he will not be home until a certain time, when is that time?
(a) After dawn.
(b) Nearly daybreak.
(c) The following week.
(d) The following night.

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

5. The narrator describes Delia as giving "a little scream of" (2) what when Sykes steps upon her laundry?
(a) Rage.
(b) Outrage.
(c) Surprise.
(d) Dismay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week is considered the Sabbath within traditional Christianity?

2. What simile does Walter use to describe how pretty Delia had been as a young woman?

3. What instruction does Sykes insist that he has given Delia over and over again without her capitulation?

4. When Sykes laughs at Delia for being scared of the bullwhip, what physical movement does he make?

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

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