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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Page 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sykes tell Delia he will do if she argues with him about taking in white people's laundry?
(a) Strangle her.
(b) Kick her.
(c) Punch her.
(d) Shove her.

2. What two deity names does Delia yell out when she first lays eyes on the snake Sykes has brought home?
(a) Holy Mary and Jesus.
(b) Allah and Buddah.
(c) God and Christ.
(d) God and Jesus.

3. When Delia sees the snake's fangs, she does not run away like usual, nor does she do what with her eyes as she has done in the past?
(a) Avert them.
(b) Roll them.
(c) Dart them.
(d) Close them.

4. What does Delia nearly do as a result of being pushed by Sykes when he is blocking the kitchen doorway?
(a) She nearly steps on the soap box.
(b) She nearly falls down onto the porch.
(c) She nearly falls off the steps.
(d) She nearly claws Sykes's arm.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What simile does Hurston use to characterize Delia's throwing off of her most habitual character trait?

3. What two activities does the narrator say that Delia and Sykes now do in silence since their complete impasse?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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