"Sweat" Pop Quiz

What is the name of the story's protagonist?

• Bertha from Apopka

• Delia Jones

• Sykes Jones

• Elijah Mosely

At the beginning of the story, what did Sykes use to scare Delia?

• his bull whip

• his belt

• a rope

• a rattlesnake

"Delia's habitual meekness seemed to slip from her shoulders like a blown scarf" uses which literary technique?

• allusion

• metaphor

• personificiation

• simile

What household item did Delia pick up and threaten Sykes with?

• rolling pin

• hammer

• iron skillet

• butcher knife

Which is NOT something that Sykes did to Delia by the time they had been married for one year?

• brutally beat her

• cheated on her

• gambled all of their money

• brought a snake home

What did Sykes love about Bertha?

• she was skinny

• she was rich

• she was white

• she was fat

These words spoken following Sykes' return home at the end of the story give the story a(n) ____________________ tone and _________________________ the gruesome ending - "The gray in the sky was spreading"

• foreboding/ominous ... foreshadow

• hopeful ... foreshadow

• apprehensive ... foreshadow

• encouraging ... foreshadow

Delia kills Sykes.

• True

• False

Sykes unwittingly kills himself.

• True

• False

Sykes was emotionally and physically abusive.

• True

• False