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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What event does Sykes cite as the only one that will prompt him to get rid of the snake?
(a) When the snake bites someone.
(b) When winter comes.
(c) When he decides to get rid of the snake.
(d) When hell freezes over.

2. What does Old Man Anderson suggest that the men do to Sykes and Bertha in Lake Howell swamp?
(a) Drown them.
(b) Bury them up to their necks.
(c) Whip them.
(d) Imprison them there.

3. What does Delia do at the kitchen table just before she stands up and tells Sykes that she hates him?
(a) She yanks on the tablecloth.
(b) She clears the table.
(c) She throws her cup against the wall.
(d) She pushes her plate away.

4. What does the narrator say streams down like a "million hot arrows" (5) during the time when Delia and Sykes are not speaking to one another?
(a) The rays of the sun.
(b) The raindrops.
(c) The tense moments.
(d) The heat.

5. Of what type of material is the covering of the snake's soap box made?
(a) Plywood.
(b) Cloth.
(c) Wire.
(d) Glass.

6. What pet name does Sykes call Bertha when they are in the store?
(a) Darling.
(b) Sweetness.
(c) Honey.
(d) Kitten.

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

8. Who drives past the store just when Sykes is ordering food for Bertha at the store?
(a) Elijah's wife.
(b) Delia.
(c) Sykes's former mistress.
(d) Joe Clarke's daughter.

9. 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) Go around to the back door.
(c) Ask him to move.
(d) Stare him down until he moves.

10. When Delia confronts Sykes at the dinner table about removing the snake, what two behaviors of his does she say she has put up with for many years?
(a) Starving her and yelling at her.
(b) Ignoring her and being unfaithful to her.
(c) Starving her and beating her.
(d) Hating her and beating her.

11. What beverage does Sykes drink slowly and deliberately before he responds to Delia's request that he remove the snake?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) Water.
(c) Strawberry soda.
(d) Coffee.

12. What verb is used to indicate the manner in which Delia goes underneath Sykes's arm when he is blocking the doorway?
(a) Crouches.
(b) Slinks.
(c) Stoops.
(d) Shrugs.

13. What does the narrator say "pleased him for Delia to see" (4) when Sykes is ordering at Joe Clarke's store?
(a) His flagrant abuse of her pony with his bullwhip.
(b) The spending of her money.
(c) His mistress accompanying him out in public.
(d) His determination to ignore her.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What adjective does Old Man Anderson use to describe his view of what kind of man Sykes had always been?

2. What two deity names does Delia yell out when she first lays eyes on the snake Sykes has brought home?

3. When Delia is described as trying to avoid meeting places in town, what does the narrator say she is trying to accomplish?

4. When Sykes refuses to take the snake away and says that he does not have to do anything besides take a particular action, what action does he say he must do?

5. When Delia says that Sykes can lie with Bertha as much as he wants, what condition does she put on her assent?

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