1. 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?
(a) Their determination.
(b) Their moral turpitude.
(c) Their civic virtue.
(d) Their stick-to-it-iveness.

2. What adjective does Old Man Anderson use to describe his view of what kind of man Sykes had always been?
(a) Proud.
(b) Haughty.
(c) Overbearing.
(d) Mean.

3. On what night of the week does Delia stay up late in order to get a head start on her work?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Wednesday.

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) Frogs.
(b) Rats.
(c) Toads.
(d) Lizards.

5. What is NOT one event listed as taking place during the dog days of summer in Eatonville?
(a) Grass withering.
(b) Leaves browning.
(c) Snakes shedding.
(d) Swimming holes drying up.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does the narrator say streams down like a "million hot arrows" (5) during the time when Delia and Sykes are not speaking to one another?

3. What simile does Hurston use to characterize Delia's throwing off of her most habitual character trait?

4. What action does Dave say causes Bertha to look like a particular animal?

5. Who pays Bertha's rent in Eatonville?

(see the answer key)

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