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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What term is used to describe the color of the rattlesnake's fangs?
(a) Eggshell-white.
(b) Jaundice-yellow.
(c) Chalky-white.
(d) Off-white.

4. What do the men immediately do when Sykes and Bertha arrive at the store when they are about to cut into the watermelon?
(a) They offer the pair a slice of watermelon.
(b) They go inside the store.
(c) They put away the watermelon and the knives.
(d) They walk off down the road carrying the watermelon with them.

5. For how long has Bertha been living in Eatonville on the day Sykes takes her to the store?
(a) Four months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. When Sykes tells Delia that he has promised "some other men" (2) that he will not allow Delia to do laundry for white people, whose name is the only one he mentions?

3. When the snake starts to rattle incessantly inside its soap box, movements in what two locations cause him to rattle?

4. To what animal does Dave compare Bertha after she has left the store with Sykes?

5. What does Delia say Sykes had brought to their marriage?

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