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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who owns the disreputable boarding house in Eatonville?
(a) Elijah Moseley.
(b) Joe Clarke.
(c) Della Lewis.
(d) Sally Anderson.

2. Where does Sykes say that he will kick the clothes the next time she brings them home?
(a) Into the lake.
(b) Outdoors.
(c) Under a passing carriage.
(d) Down the street.

3. To what town does Sykes often take Bertha so they can participate in stomps?
(a) Apalachicola.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Deer Lake.
(d) Winter Park.

4. When Sykes tells Delia that it is no use "puttin' on airs makin' out out lak" (6) she is feeling a certain emotion in response to the snake, what is that emotion?
(a) Fear.
(b) Pride.
(c) Shyness.
(d) Bravery.

5. When Delia lies in bed mourning her lost love and friendship with her husband, she says it "is too late for everything" (2) except what?
(a) Her little home.
(b) A change of scenery.
(c) Her self-respect.
(d) Her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to the adjective black, what other adjective does Delia use to describe Bertha the first time she brings her up to Sykes?

2. What does the narrator say that Delia is able to "build...against her husband" (3) after she decides that he will reap what he sows?

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

4. What does Delia tell Sykes he has killed by bringing the snake to the house?

5. When one of the men's wives had repelled Sykes's advances, she had told him that Delia worked so hard that she bet everything in the house tasted like sweat and what?

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