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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Delia say Sykes would disappear to with all of his wages during the first year of their marriage?
(a) Myrtle Beach.
(b) Tampa.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Sarasota.

2. What adjective does Old Man Anderson use to describe his view of what kind of man Sykes had always been?
(a) Haughty.
(b) Mean.
(c) Proud.
(d) Overbearing.

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

4. For what purpose does the narrator say Delia had built and improved upon her little home?
(a) For her husband's happiness.
(b) For her children.
(c) For her security.
(d) For her old age.

5. Who owns the disreputable boarding house in Eatonville?
(a) Elijah Moseley.
(b) Joe Clarke.
(c) Della Lewis.
(d) Sally Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the sun has done to turn July to August?

2. About what task does Sykes state his lack of care about whether Delia ever gets the task done or not?

3. What substance does Delia demand that Sykes stop grinding into the clothes?

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

5. How long after their wedding had Sykes brutally beaten Delia?

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