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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What object does Delia pick up immediately after Sykes threatens her in the kitchen?
(a) An iron skillet.
(b) A butcher knife.
(c) A piece of crockery.
(d) A pair of scissors.

2. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Delia's washtub?
(a) Dented.
(b) Rusty.
(c) Shiny.
(d) Galvanized.

3. When Delia first sees the soap box Sykes has brought home, next to what object is the soap box sitting?
(a) The garden hose.
(b) The stairs.
(c) The chair.
(d) The washtub.

4. When Sykes says that one reason he caught the snake easily was because it had just had a meal, what does he say it had just eaten?
(a) Rats.
(b) Frogs.
(c) Toads.
(d) Lizards.

5. Elijah says that Sykes has beaten Delia enough to kill how many women?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. When Sykes calls Delia a hypocrite, what sin does he accuse her of committing to warrant this label?

4. What verb does the narrator use to describe what Delia's pose in the kitchen does to Sykes?

5. Where does Sykes say he has been when Delia asks him where he has been with her horse and buckboard?

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