"SWEAT" by Zora Neale Hurston

What is the name of the story's protagonist?

• Bertha from Apopka

• Delia Jones

• Sykes Jones

• Elijah Mosely

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

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

• his bull whip

• his belt

• a rope

• a rattlesnake

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

How long had Delia and Sykes been married?

• for 10 years

• for 15 years

• for 20 years

• for 12 years

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

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

• allusion

• metaphor

• personificiation

• simile

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• rolling pin

• hammer

• iron skillet

• butcher knife

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

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

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

"Oh well, whatever goes over the Devil's back, is got to come under his belly. Sometime or ruther, Sykes, like everybody else, is gointer reap his sowing" can be used to illustrate which literary devices/techniques?

• theme and foreshadowing

• theme and flashback

• allusion and metaphor

• foreshadowing and personification

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What did Sykes love about Bertha?

• she was skinny

• she was rich

• she was white

• she was fat

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What comparison did Clarke make when he was describing the way some men treat a good woman?

• He compares them to a pile of laundry.

• He compares them to a joint of sugar cane.

• He compares them to the devil.

• He compares them to the alligator in the lake.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What does Old Man Anderson say happened that made Sykes think he's better than them? ("biggety")

• He beat up Delia.

• He brought home a rattlesnake.

• He brought Bertha to the store in front of Delia.

• He learned to drive an automobile.

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CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5