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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What verb does the narrator use to describe what Delia's pose in the kitchen does to Sykes?
(a) It angers him.
(b) It emasculates him.
(c) It scares him.
(d) It cows him.

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

3. What item does Sykes NOT buy from Joe Clarke's store during his visit there?
(a) Strawberry soda.
(b) Ground-peas.
(c) Gum.
(d) Barley.

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

5. What does the narrator say that Delia is able to "build...against her husband" (3) after she decides that he will reap what he sows?
(a) A wall of hatred.
(b) A spiritual earthworks.
(c) A decadent shroud.
(d) A code of silence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Delia say she does for her pony that makes him belong to her?

2. What substance does Delia demand that Sykes stop grinding into the clothes?

3. What object does Delia pick up immediately after Sykes threatens her in the kitchen?

4. For how long is Delia unable to speak when she feels the bullwhip across her shoulders?

5. How long is the rattlesnake that Sykes brings home?

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