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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sykes calls Delia a hypocrite, what sin does he accuse her of committing to warrant this label?
(a) Working on the Sabbath.
(b) Being proud.
(c) Lying.
(d) Stealing.

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) Matrimonial.
(b) Philosophical.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Familial.

3. How often does Sykes say he could catch a big rattlesnake if he wanted to?
(a) Every thirty seconds.
(b) Every month.
(c) Every day.
(d) Every week.

4. When Sykes laughs at Delia for being scared of the bullwhip, what physical movement does he make?
(a) He crosses his legs.
(b) He stomps his foot.
(c) He slaps his leg.
(d) He wipes his face.

5. What action does Delia say she had taken so that she could avoid being in close proximity to Sykes?
(a) Taken a second job.
(b) Paid Bertha's rent at the boarding house.
(c) Worked longer hours.
(d) Changed churches.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has Delia been doing people's laundry to bring in money?

2. What tool does Joe Clarke offer to lend the men so they can cut the watermelon for sharing?

3. When Delia arrives home from Woodbridge, what does the narrator say Delia knows even before she strikes a match?

4. 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?

5. What two items does Sykes tell Joe Clarke he has come to buy?

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