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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what purpose does the narrator say Delia had built and improved upon her little home?
(a) For her security.
(b) For her old age.
(c) For her children.
(d) For her husband's happiness.

2. When the narrator states that Delia lies awake thinking about debris cluttering a certain kind of trail, what adjective is used to describe that trail?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Matrimonial.
(d) Familial.

3. 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?
(a) Faithful.
(b) Loving.
(c) Conscientious.
(d) Decent.

4. What verb is used to indicate the manner in which Delia goes underneath Sykes's arm when he is blocking the doorway?
(a) Shrugs.
(b) Stoops.
(c) Crouches.
(d) Slinks.

5. What type of rattlesnake does Sykes say the snake is?
(a) Timber.
(b) Mojave.
(c) Canebreak.
(d) Diamondback.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what town does Sykes often take Bertha so they can participate in stomps?

2. Where does Delia say Sykes would disappear to with all of his wages during the first year of their marriage?

3. The narrator describes Sykes's choice of the laundry pile on which to step using which adjective?

4. What does Delia mean when she says that she will stay in the house until she is "toted out foot foremost"? (2)

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

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