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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Delia tells Sykes that she will no longer take his abuse, what does he do as he is departing from the house?
(a) He hits her.
(b) He threatens her.
(c) He kicks the rattlesnake's box.
(d) He slams the gate.

2. When one of the men's wives had repelled Sykes's advances, she had told him that Delia worked so hard that she bet everything in the house tasted like sweat and what?
(a) Mud.
(b) Lye.
(c) Soapsuds.
(d) Grime.

3. What time of day is it when Sykes arrives home and is unaware of Delia's presence in the hay barn?
(a) Just before dawn.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Just before dusk.
(d) Late afternoon.

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

5. Of what type of material is the covering of the snake's soap box made?
(a) Glass.
(b) Cloth.
(c) Wire.
(d) Plywood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Sykes use to describe Delia just before he steps into the room where she is sorting laundry?

2. What beverage does Sykes drink slowly and deliberately before he responds to Delia's request that he remove the snake?

3. When Delia declares that her "cup has done run ovah" (7) in relation to Sykes's abuse, what does the narrator say that Delia shows no signs of during her declaration?

4. For how long has Bertha been living in Eatonville on the day Sykes takes her to the store?

5. What causes the snake to come alive and start to rattle incessantly?

(see the answer key)

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