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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Delia say she does for her pony that makes him belong to her?
(a) She feeds him.
(b) She shoes him.
(c) She fills his water trough.
(d) She brushes him.

2. Where does Sykes say that he will kick the clothes the next time she brings them home?
(a) Into the lake.
(b) Under a passing carriage.
(c) Down the street.
(d) Outdoors.

3. On Sunday, what action does Delia say she is glad not to have to take, now that Sykes has still not returned?
(a) She will not have to be whipped.
(b) She will not have to leave the house.
(c) She will not have to quarrel.
(d) She will not have to lie.

4. What adjective does Sykes delightedly use to describe Bertha's shape?
(a) Chubby.
(b) Statuesque.
(c) Portly.
(d) Meaty.

5. What wakes Delia from her slumber in the hay barn?
(a) The sound of thunder.
(b) The sound of Sykes destroying the snake's soap box.
(c) The sound of a crackling fire.
(d) The sound of a rooster crowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does Delia credit with paying for the house she and Sykes live in?

2. What does Delia nearly do as a result of being pushed by Sykes when he is blocking the kitchen doorway?

3. On what day of the week does Delia collect and deliver clothes using her pony and buckboard?

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

5. On the afternoon when Sykes and Bertha come to the store, what does the narrator say had even "collapsed under the heat"? (3)

(see the answer key)

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