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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. How long is the rattlesnake that Sykes brings home?
2. When Delia first sees the soap box Sykes has brought home, next to what object is the soap box sitting?
3. What tool does Joe Clarke offer to lend the men so they can cut the watermelon for sharing?
4. The narrator says that each time Delia attempts what type of friendliness toward Sykes, her efforts come to naught?
5. When Sykes says that one reason he caught the snake easily was because it had just had a meal, what does he say it had just eaten?
Short Essay Questions
1. What arguments do the men present when they are trying to get Joe Clarke to bring out a watermelon for them to share?
2. What is Hurston's purpose for alluding to Gethsemane and the rocks of Calvary during the period of conflict with Sykes?
3. What causes a "determined silence" (4) to fall over the porch when the men are about to slice the watermelon?
4. What two differing reasons does Sykes give for why he was able to catch the six-foot rattlesnake in the first place?
5. When Old Man Anderson suggests that the men kill Sykes, what is the men's reaction?
6. How does Sykes use the occasion of bringing home the rattlesnake in order to once again attack Delia's physical appearance?
7. For how long has Bertha been in Eatonville and how does she support herself?
8. What plans does Sykes make with Bertha and what is the significance of these plans?
9. How does Delia react once Sykes both refuses to remove the rattlesnake and threatens to beat her?
10. Which elements of Bertha's character are disparaged by the group of men at Joe Clarke's store once she leaves with Sykes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's use of figurative language within the story Sweat and how the use of these literary devices helps her to get across particular thematic elements of the story.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss how the author uses various characterization methods to depict the protagonist of the story, Delia.
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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