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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Dave say causes Bertha to look like a particular animal?
(a) Laughing.
(b) Yawning.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Walking.

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

3. What causes the snake to come alive and start to rattle incessantly?
(a) Sykes feeds it a mouse.
(b) The weather gets warmer.
(c) It rains.
(d) It finishes digesting its food.

4. What event does Sykes cite as the only one that will prompt him to get rid of the snake?
(a) When winter comes.
(b) When he decides to get rid of the snake.
(c) When hell freezes over.
(d) When the snake bites someone.

5. To what animal does Dave compare Bertha after she has left the store with Sykes?
(a) A hyena.
(b) A hippo.
(c) An alligator.
(d) A giraffe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverage does Sykes drink slowly and deliberately before he responds to Delia's request that he remove the snake?

2. Delia tells Sykes that she now hates him to the same degree that what?

3. Where does Delia say Sykes would disappear to with all of his wages during the first year of their marriage?

4. Where does Delia place the washtub when she returns from the yard with it in her hands?

5. Against what object does Sykes strike his match?

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