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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 Delia is able to "build...against her husband" (3) after she decides that he will reap what he sows?
(a) A wall of hatred.
(b) A decadent shroud.
(c) A spiritual earthworks.
(d) A code of silence.

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

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

4. Against what object does Sykes strike his match?
(a) The sole of his boot.
(b) His corduroy breeches.
(c) The matchbox.
(d) The fireplace mantel.

5. When Delia goes into the yard to retrieve the washtub, what action does Sykes take inside the house?
(a) He throws the sorted laundry into the backyard.
(b) He kicks her sorted laundry back into one pile.
(c) He hides her sorted laundry in the closet.
(d) He pours coffee over her sorted laundry.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has Delia been doing people's laundry to bring in money?

2. Where does Delia place the washtub when she returns from the yard with it in her hands?

3. What object does Delia credit with paying for the house she and Sykes live in?

4. When Joe Lindsay says that there ought to be a law about Sykes's behavior, he says that Sykes "ain't fit tuh carry guts to a" (3) what?

5. For how long has Delia been married to Sykes?

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