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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 call Sykes's action of scaring her with the bullwhip?
(a) A sin.
(b) An injustice.
(c) A joke.
(d) A travesty.

2. When Delia says that Sykes can lie with Bertha as much as he wants, what condition does she put on her assent?
(a) That Sykes fix the barn roof.
(b) That Sykes get rid of the snake.
(c) That Bertha stay away from her house.
(d) That Sykes leave her house.

3. What does Sykes say Delia looks like to him when he tells Delia he has hated her for years?
(a) Like the devil's plaything.
(b) Like the devil's daughter.
(c) Like the devil's conscience.
(d) Like the devil's doll-baby.

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

5. What simile does the narrator use to describe the snake's fangs curving into the covering of its soap box?
(a) Door latches.
(b) Scimitars.
(c) Needles.
(d) String bows.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much coffee does Sykes ask Joe Clarke to sell him?

2. What does the narrator say the sun has done to turn July to August?

3. When Sykes leaves and Delia feels certain that he will not be home until a certain time, when is that time?

4. What word does the narrator use to describe Delia's thoughts about her garden?

5. Delia tells Sykes that she now hates him to the same degree that what?

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