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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 Delia do at the kitchen table just before she stands up and tells Sykes that she hates him?
(a) She pushes her plate away.
(b) She clears the table.
(c) She yanks on the tablecloth.
(d) She throws her cup against the wall.

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) Defensive.
(b) Foreboding.
(c) Menacing.
(d) Murderous.

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) Close them.
(c) Roll them.
(d) Dart them.

4. What day of the week is considered the Sabbath within traditional Christianity?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Thursday.

5. 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 the reverend had come over earlier in the day and had used it as a stool.
(c) Because it was just another piece of refuse littering her yard.
(d) Because she often keeps old soap boxes lying around.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say "pleased him for Delia to see" (4) when Sykes is ordering at Joe Clarke's store?

2. What reason does Sykes provide for his conclusion that the snake would never bite him?

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

4. Who says he would have married Delia himself if Sykes had not beaten him to it?

5. When Sykes declares how tired he is of Delia and leaves the house, what does he do on his way out?

(see the answer key)

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