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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say that the men on Joe's porch usually would do with the cane-knots if it were not so stiflingly hot outside?
(a) Swallow them.
(b) Hurl them.
(c) Give them to the horses.
(d) Chew them.

3. What event does Sykes cite as the only one that will prompt him to get rid of the snake?
(a) When the snake bites someone.
(b) When he decides to get rid of the snake.
(c) When winter comes.
(d) When hell freezes over.

4. What does Delia nearly do as a result of being pushed by Sykes when he is blocking the kitchen doorway?
(a) She nearly claws Sykes's arm.
(b) She nearly falls down onto the porch.
(c) She nearly falls off the steps.
(d) She nearly steps on the soap box.

5. What tool does Joe Clarke offer to lend the men so they can cut the watermelon for sharing?
(a) His bowie knife.
(b) His machete.
(c) His switchblade.
(d) His meat knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sykes tell Delia he will do if she argues with him about taking in white people's laundry?

2. How much does Joe Clarke ask each man to give him in order to pay for the watermelon they will all share?

3. When Delia confronts Sykes at the dinner table about removing the snake, what two behaviors of his does she say she has put up with for many years?

4. What "habitual" character trait of Delia's seems "to slip from her shoulders" (1) after Sykes threatens her with physical violence?

5. When Joe Clarke says that there is no law in the world that will make a man act a certain way, what is that certain way he mentions?

(see the answer key)

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