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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "habitual" character trait of Delia's seems "to slip from her shoulders" (1) after Sykes threatens her with physical violence?
(a) Meekness.
(b) Ease.
(c) Humility.
(d) Honesty.

2. How often does Sykes say he could catch a big rattlesnake if he wanted to?
(a) Every week.
(b) Every thirty seconds.
(c) Every month.
(d) Every day.

3. When the men all grunt in approval in response to Old Man Anderson's suggestion that they kill Sykes, what does the narrator say then melts with the heat?
(a) Their determination.
(b) Their stick-to-it-iveness.
(c) Their moral turpitude.
(d) Their civic virtue.

4. Why does Delia pay little attention to the soap box when she first sees it?
(a) Because she knows Sykes must have brought it there.
(b) Because it was just another piece of refuse littering her yard.
(c) Because she often keeps old soap boxes lying around.
(d) Because the reverend had come over earlier in the day and had used it as a stool.

5. In what town had Bertha lived previously before coming to Eatonville?
(a) Apalachicola.
(b) Apopka.
(c) Orlando.
(d) Talahassee.

Short Answer Questions

1. The bullwhip is described by the narrator as long, round, limp, and what?

2. What does Old Man Anderson suggest that the men do to Sykes and Bertha in Lake Howell swamp?

3. The narrator describes Sykes's choice of the laundry pile on which to step using which adjective?

4. The narrator describes Delia's shoulders as thin and what?

5. Where does Sykes say that he will kick the clothes the next time she brings them home?

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