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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What adjective does Old Man Anderson use when he says that Sykes has gotten too something to live?
(a) Uppity.
(b) Mean.
(c) Proud.
(d) Biggety.

3. What kind of women does Sykes declare to Delia that he hates?
(a) Skinny.
(b) Mean.
(c) Lying.
(d) Sneaky.

4. Who pays Bertha's rent in Eatonville?
(a) Sykes.
(b) Bertha's ex-husband.
(c) Joe Clarke.
(d) Walter.

5. How much does Joe Clarke ask each man to give him in order to pay for the watermelon they will all share?
(a) 10 cents.
(b) 20 cents.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) 5 cents.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Joe Clarke says that there is no law in the world that will make a man act a certain way, what is that certain way he mentions?

2. What action does Dave say causes Bertha to look like a particular animal?

3. 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?

4. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Delia's pose when she picks up the object after Sykes threatens to hit her?

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

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