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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long has Bertha been living in Eatonville on the day Sykes takes her to the store?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Three months.
(c) Four months.
(d) One week.

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

3. When the men all grunt in approval in response to Old Man Anderson's suggestion that they kill Sykes, what does the narrator say then melts with the heat?
(a) Their moral turpitude.
(b) Their civic virtue.
(c) Their determination.
(d) Their stick-to-it-iveness.

4. Why does Delia pay little attention to the soap box when she first sees it?
(a) Because she often keeps old soap boxes lying around.
(b) Because it was just another piece of refuse littering her yard.
(c) Because the reverend had come over earlier in the day and had used it as a stool.
(d) Because she knows Sykes must have brought it there.

5. 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) Loyal.
(b) Generous.
(c) Steady.
(d) Regular.

6. Who pays Bertha's rent in Eatonville?
(a) Sykes.
(b) Walter.
(c) Bertha's ex-husband.
(d) Joe Clarke.

7. What action does Dave say causes Bertha to look like a particular animal?
(a) Yawning.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Walking.

8. 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) Laughingly.
(b) Smartly.
(c) Cunningly.
(d) Knowingly.

9. What item does Sykes NOT buy from Joe Clarke's store during his visit there?
(a) Gum.
(b) Barley.
(c) Ground-peas.
(d) Strawberry soda.

10. What does the narrator say happens to Delia's fury as she regards the snake just before she confronts Sykes at the dinner table about getting rid of the snake?
(a) Grows larger.
(b) Builds into something resembling contempt.
(c) Dissapates.
(d) Grows bloodier.

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

12. Who first entreats Joe to bring a melon from the store and to slice it up for the men?
(a) Joe Clarke.
(b) Old Man Anderson.
(c) Elijah.
(d) Joe Lindsay.

13. Delia tells Sykes that she now hates him to the same degree that what?
(a) That Sykes hates her.
(b) That she used to love Sykes.
(c) That Sykes loves Bertha.
(d) She hates the devil.

14. What does Delia nearly do as a result of being pushed by Sykes when he is blocking the kitchen doorway?
(a) She nearly steps on the soap box.
(b) She nearly falls down onto the porch.
(c) She nearly claws Sykes's arm.
(d) She nearly falls off the steps.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much chewing gum does Sykes buy for Bertha at the store?

2. What two items does Sykes tell Joe Clarke he has come to buy?

3. What object does Walter say is best to use when charming a rattlesnake?

4. What does the narrator say about how Bertha goes about making Delia's goal impossible to achieve?

5. To what town does Sykes often take Bertha so they can participate in stomps?

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