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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. Elijah says that Sykes has beaten Delia enough to kill how many women?
3. What kind of nuts had Sykes brought as a present to help him woo one of the men's wives?
4. What type of material makes up the mattress of the bed in Delia's home?
5. Where does Sykes say he has been when Delia asks him where he has been with her horse and buckboard?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is demonstrated about Sykes's character when the narrator states, "It pleased him for Delia to see" (3) him ordering for Bertha at the store?
2. At what point does the author show the first change in Delia's character and how does she portray this change?
3. What is the significance of Delia's comment that she does not want to fight with Sykes because she has just come back from church services?
4. How is the reader made aware that Delia used to love Sykes and still could if he would only change his behavior?
5. In what ways do the men on Joe Clarke's porch express admiration of Delia?
6. In what ways do the men on Joe Clarke's porch express contempt for Sykes?
7. What behaviors does Delia display that demonstrate her familiarity with Sykes's abusive behaviors?
8. How does Sykes react to Delia's questions whenever she asks him a question?
9. How does the author make a change in Delia's speech in order to portray her newly-won defiance toward Sykes and his attempts to control her?
10. Why does Delia's knowledge that Sykes is out with her pony and carriage worry her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Perform a Marxist criticism of the short story Sweat.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of death within the short story Sweat.
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance of the short story's title and how does it relate to the themes present within the story's narrative?
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