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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. The narrator describes Delia as giving "a little scream of" (2) what when Sykes steps upon her laundry?
2. When Sykes tells Delia that he has promised "some other men" (2) that he will not allow Delia to do laundry for white people, whose name is the only one he mentions?
3. What "habitual" character trait of Delia's seems "to slip from her shoulders" (1) after Sykes threatens her with physical violence?
4. What does Walter say he sees Sykes do every time he passes a woman?
5. Where does Delia say Sykes would disappear to with all of his wages during the first year of their marriage?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Delia's knowledge that Sykes is out with her pony and carriage worry her?
2. How is the reader made aware that Delia used to love Sykes and still could if he would only change his behavior?
3. In what season does the story begin its narrative and what does this choice by the author symbolize?
4. How is foreshadowing incorporated into the very first encounter between Delia and Sykes?
5. Describe the symbolism of the iron skillet.
6. Before Delia's decision to stand up to Sykes by raising the iron skillet in a defensive pose, how does she react to his verbal abuse?
7. What is meant by the piece of narration that states, "It was plain that the breaches must remain agape" (6)?
8. 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?
9. What does Sykes's bullwhip symbolize within the story?
10. What is the significance of Joe Clarke's pronouncement that some men treat women like pieces of sugar-cane?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Perform a thorough analysis of the story's denouement and how the author uses this stage to make her message clear to the reader.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's message regarding hard work within the short story Sweat.
Essay Topic 3
What is the role of religion within the short story and how do its messages about religion intersect with the religious beliefs of Zora Neale Hurston?
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