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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Delia says that Sykes can lie with Bertha as much as he wants, what condition does she put on her assent?
(a) That Sykes fix the barn roof.
(b) That Sykes get rid of the snake.
(c) That Bertha stay away from her house.
(d) That Sykes leave her house.

2. 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) Go around to the back door.
(b) Stare him down until he moves.
(c) Ask him to move.
(d) Shove him out of the way.

3. When Delia first sees the soap box Sykes has brought home, next to what object is the soap box sitting?
(a) The washtub.
(b) The chair.
(c) The stairs.
(d) The garden hose.

4. What two activities does the narrator say that Delia and Sykes now do in silence since their complete impasse?
(a) Eat and rest.
(b) Read and work.
(c) Sleep and eat.
(d) Work and sleep.

5. What two deity names does Delia yell out when she first lays eyes on the snake Sykes has brought home?
(a) God and Christ.
(b) Allah and Buddah.
(c) Holy Mary and Jesus.
(d) God and Jesus.

6. Who owns the disreputable boarding house in Eatonville?
(a) Joe Clarke.
(b) Elijah Moseley.
(c) Della Lewis.
(d) Sally Anderson.

7. What adverb is used to indicate the manner in which Sykes pushes Delia when he wants her to see the rattlesnake he has brought home?
(a) Smartly.
(b) Laughingly.
(c) Cunningly.
(d) Knowingly.

8. How much does Joe Clarke ask each man to give him in order to pay for the watermelon they will all share?
(a) 10 cents.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) 20 cents.
(d) 5 cents.

9. What adjective does Old Man Anderson use to describe his view of what kind of man Sykes had always been?
(a) Proud.
(b) Haughty.
(c) Mean.
(d) Overbearing.

10. What adjective does Walter use to describe what type of customers he and the other men are during the men's requests for watermelon?
(a) Regular.
(b) Generous.
(c) Loyal.
(d) Steady.

11. How much coffee does Sykes ask Joe Clarke to sell him?
(a) Half of a pound.
(b) A pound.
(c) Three pounds.
(d) Two pounds.

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

13. What adjective does Old Man Anderson use when he says that Sykes has gotten too something to live?
(a) Mean.
(b) Uppity.
(c) Proud.
(d) Biggety.

14. To what town does Sykes often take Bertha so they can participate in stomps?
(a) Apalachicola.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Winter Park.
(d) Deer Lake.

15. What action does Delia say she had taken so that she could avoid being in close proximity to Sykes?
(a) Changed churches.
(b) Paid Bertha's rent at the boarding house.
(c) Taken a second job.
(d) Worked longer hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Sykes provide for his conclusion that the snake would never bite him?

2. What does Delia tell Sykes he has killed by bringing the snake to the house?

3. What action does Dave say causes Bertha to look like a particular animal?

4. What is NOT one event listed as taking place during the dog days of summer in Eatonville?

5. What adjective does Sykes delightedly use to describe Bertha's shape?

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