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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, p. 15-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What composer is the narrator particularly fond of?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) Debussy.
(c) Bach.
(d) Tchaikovsky.

2. What job does the narrator offer the man she went to town with?
(a) Cleaning the gutters.
(b) Repairing the second floor lights.
(c) Fixing a drainage problem.
(d) Cleaning the back yard.

3. What is the ethnicity of the narrator?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Black.
(c) Indian.
(d) White.

4. How does the narrator speak to the person that lives near her house?
(a) Loudly.
(b) In a condescending manner.
(c) Softly.
(d) With respect.

5. Why does the narrator refuse to give the man money for nothing?
(a) Because she does not have cash.
(b) Because it fosters laziness.
(c) Because it is a bad precedent.
(d) Because he does not deserve it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the man take from the narrator?

2. What does the narrator think about after the person she found leaves the house?

3. What does the narrator give to the person that lives near her house the first evening?

4. What is the man's reaction to the narrator's comment about giving money for nothing?

5. Why does the narrator think the person that lives near her house will return?

(see the answer key)

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