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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what animal does Dave compare Bertha after she has left the store with Sykes?
(a) An alligator.
(b) A hyena.
(c) A hippo.
(d) A giraffe.

2. Elijah says that Sykes has beaten Delia enough to kill how many women?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

3. When Sykes tells Delia that he has promised "some other men" (2) that he will not allow Delia to do laundry for white people, whose name is the only one he mentions?
(a) Gawd.
(b) Dave.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Joe.

4. When Delia becomes ill from witnessing Sykes's struggles with the snake, where does she go to lie down?
(a) Her garden.
(b) The hay barn.
(c) Her bed.
(d) The back porch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Old Man Anderson use to describe his view of what kind of man Sykes had always been?

2. What does the narrator say streams down like a "million hot arrows" (5) during the time when Delia and Sykes are not speaking to one another?

3. What does Delia tell Sykes will one day kill her?

4. To what location does Delia say Sykes has taken half a box of her matches?

5. Jim says that Sykes has always been crazy about what kind of women?

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