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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the scene shifts to the porch at the corner store for the first time, what month is it?
(a) April.
(b) July.
(c) December.
(d) February.

3. The bullwhip is described by the narrator as long, round, limp, and what?
(a) Studded.
(b) Cold.
(c) Black.
(d) Heavy.

4. What does the narrator say that the men on Joe's porch do with the cane-knots on the day Sykes and Bertha come to the store, due to the extreme heat?
(a) They kick them out of the way.
(b) They pile them in their laps.
(c) They let them be eaten by the dogs.
(d) They let them dribble over the edge of the porch.

5. For how long has Delia been married to Sykes?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 15 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 20 years.

6. When Sykes leaves and Delia feels certain that he will not be home until a certain time, when is that time?
(a) The following night.
(b) The following week.
(c) Nearly daybreak.
(d) After dawn.

7. When Delia picks up an object and strikes a pose after being threatened by Sykes, what does the narrator state as the action that Sykes refrains from performing, though he usually would perform it right away in such a situation?
(a) Striking Delia.
(b) Leaving the house.
(c) Yelling at Delia.
(d) Calling the magistrate.

8. The narrator describes Delia's shoulders as thin and what?
(a) Stooped.
(b) Sloped.
(c) Strong.
(d) Bent.

9. On what night of the week does Delia stay up late in order to get a head start on her work?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Saturday.

10. What kind of nuts had Sykes brought as a present to help him woo one of the men's wives?
(a) Cashews.
(b) Peanuts.
(c) Pecans.
(d) Brazil nuts.

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

12. For what purpose does the narrator say Delia had built and improved upon her little home?
(a) For her children.
(b) For her security.
(c) For her husband's happiness.
(d) For her old age.

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

14. Against what object does Sykes strike his match?
(a) The sole of his boot.
(b) The fireplace mantel.
(c) The matchbox.
(d) His corduroy breeches.

15. What word does the narrator use to describe Delia's thoughts about her garden?
(a) Lovely.
(b) Serene.
(c) Bountiful.
(d) Beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Delia say Sykes would disappear to with all of his wages during the first year of their marriage?

2. The narrator describes Delia as giving "a little scream of" (2) what when Sykes steps upon her laundry?

3. Who says that Sykes had once come to his house when he was not home in order to try to seduce his wife?

4. 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?

5. What kind of indifference does the narrator say Delia comes to feel about everything Sykes says or does after she realizes that his evil deeds will revisit him in the end?

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