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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Delia tells Sykes that she now hates him to the same degree that what?
(a) She hates the devil.
(b) That Sykes hates her.
(c) That Sykes loves Bertha.
(d) That she used to love Sykes.

2. What verb is used to indicate the manner in which Delia goes underneath Sykes's arm when he is blocking the doorway?
(a) Stoops.
(b) Crouches.
(c) Shrugs.
(d) Slinks.

3. In addition to the adjective black, what other adjective does Delia use to describe Bertha the first time she brings her up to Sykes?
(a) Ugly.
(b) Sinful.
(c) Snaggle-toothed.
(d) Scandalous.

4. Before Delia begs Sykes to kill the rattlesnake he has brought home, what does she ask him to do with it?
(a) Pick it up.
(b) Set it free.
(c) Find it some food.
(d) Take it away.

5. What does the narrator say the sun has done to turn July to August?
(a) Smashed it into August.
(b) Melted it into August.
(c) Burned it into August.
(d) Scorched it into August.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sykes tell Delia he will do if she argues with him about taking in white people's laundry?

2. The narrator describes Delia as giving "a little scream of" (2) what when Sykes steps upon her laundry?

3. What adverb is used to indicate the manner in which Sykes pushes Delia when he wants her to see the rattlesnake he has brought home?

4. What two deity names does Delia yell out when she first lays eyes on the snake Sykes has brought home?

5. What simile does the narrator use to describe the snake's fangs curving into the covering of its soap box?

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