1. What does Delia do at the kitchen table just before she stands up and tells Sykes that she hates him?
(a) She throws her cup against the wall.
(b) She yanks on the tablecloth.
(c) She pushes her plate away.
(d) She clears the table.

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

3. 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?
(a) Avert them.
(b) Close them.
(c) Dart them.
(d) Roll them.

4. Who says he would have married Delia himself if Sykes had not beaten him to it?
(a) Walter.
(b) Elijah.
(c) Jim.
(d) Joe.

5. How long after their wedding had Sykes brutally beaten Delia?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two years.
(d) Two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Delia picks up an object and strikes a pose after being threatened by Sykes, what does the narrator state as the action that Sykes refrains from performing, though he usually would perform it right away in such a situation?

2. What gesture does Delia make toward the men on Joe's porch as she passes by?

3. In what kind of establishment does Bertha live while having her rent paid in Eatonville?

4. What type of material makes up the mattress of the bed in Delia's home?

5. What day does Sykes say he has almost forgotten it is when he is about to leave the store with Bertha?

(see the answer key)

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