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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 4-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what night of the week does Delia stay up late in order to get a head start on her work?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Saturday.

2. Sykes assures Bertha that he is the "swellest man in the whole" (5) what?
(a) State.
(b) Town.
(c) Country.
(d) County.

3. What does Old Man Anderson suggest that the men do to Sykes and Bertha in Lake Howell swamp?
(a) Bury them up to their necks.
(b) Drown them.
(c) Imprison them there.
(d) Whip them.

4. How long after their wedding had Sykes brutally beaten Delia?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two months.

5. What does Delia call Sykes's action of scaring her with the bullwhip?
(a) A travesty.
(b) A joke.
(c) An injustice.
(d) A sin.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Delia is described as trying to avoid meeting places in town, what does the narrator say she is trying to accomplish?

2. What does Delia mean when she says that she will stay in the house until she is "toted out foot foremost"? (2)

3. What adjective does Sykes delightedly use to describe Bertha's shape?

4. What title does the narrator ascribe to Delia's job of doing other people's laundry?

5. What tool does Joe Clarke offer to lend the men so they can cut the watermelon for sharing?

(see the answer key)

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