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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Delia's pose when she picks up the object after Sykes threatens to hit her?
(a) Foreboding.
(b) Defensive.
(c) Murderous.
(d) Menacing.

2. What does the narrator say that the men on Joe's porch usually would do with the cane-knots if it were not so stiflingly hot outside?
(a) Hurl them.
(b) Swallow them.
(c) Chew them.
(d) Give them to the horses.

3. What type of material makes up the mattress of the bed in Delia's home?
(a) Sawdust.
(b) Feathers.
(c) Hay.
(d) Buckwheat.

4. For how long has Bertha been living in Eatonville on the day Sykes takes her to the store?
(a) One week.
(b) Three months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Two weeks.

5. When Sykes tells Delia that he has promised "some other men" (2) that he will not allow Delia to do laundry for white people, whose name is the only one he mentions?
(a) Elijah.
(b) Joe.
(c) Gawd.
(d) Dave.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says that each time Delia attempts what type of friendliness toward Sykes, her efforts come to naught?

2. What do the men immediately do when Sykes and Bertha arrive at the store when they are about to cut into the watermelon?

3. How much coffee does Sykes ask Joe Clarke to sell him?

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

5. What gesture does Delia make toward the men on Joe's porch as she passes by?

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