Question

read the following excerpt from \sweat\. just then delia drove past on her way home, as sykes was ordering magnificently for bertha. it pleased him for delia to see git whatsoever yo heart desires, honey. wait a minute, joe. give huh two bottles uh strawberry sodawater, uh quart uh parched ground peas, an a block uh chewin gum. what does this excerpt reveal about sykes? he is intelligent and knows how to best ration his money to afford food and supplies at the store. he is exploitative and takes pleasure in emotionally abusing delia. he is sweet and caring to the women in his life. he is proud that delia can see how successful and wealthy he is.

Explanation:

Sykes orders things for Bertha while knowing Delia is watching. His pleasure in Delia seeing this suggests he wants to hurt her emotionally, indicating exploitation and emotional abuse.

Answer:

He is exploitative and takes pleasure in emotionally abusing Delia.