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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 type of rattlesnake does Sykes say the snake is?
(a) Diamondback.
(b) Mojave.
(c) Canebreak.
(d) Timber.

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

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) Dart them.
(b) Roll them.
(c) Close them.
(d) Avert them.

4. What skill does Sykes learn from a Northern white woman?
(a) How to drive a car.
(b) How to run a store.
(c) How to raise chickens.
(d) How to read.

5. When Delia comes home and finds Sykes standing in the kitchen doorway, she says that her only two options are to stoop under his arm or to do what?
(a) Shove him out of the way.
(b) Stare him down until he moves.
(c) Go around to the back door.
(d) Ask him to move.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Delia do at the kitchen table just before she stands up and tells Sykes that she hates him?

2. What does Delia do immediately before setting down the lamp outside?

3. What item does Sykes NOT buy from Joe Clarke's store during his visit there?

4. What pet name does Sykes call Bertha when they are in the store?

5. For how long has Delia been married to Sykes?

(see the answer key)

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