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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, p. 35-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the man work before being paid by the narrator?
(a) A couple of month.
(b) A couple of weeks.
(c) A couple of hours.
(d) A couple of days.

2. What is the call the narrator receives while playing music about?
(a) A homeless man is exposing himself.
(b) A dog is loose on her property.
(c) A vagrant on her property.
(d) The pool house is on fire.

3. How does the housekeeper feel about the beating of Mr. Vercueil?
(a) She is proud of it.
(b) She condemns it.
(c) She can understand it.
(d) She wishes to have done it herself.

4. Who does the narrator ask for help with her car problems?
(a) The neighbor.
(b) A mechanic.
(c) The homeless man.
(d) Her daughter.

5. What does access to money allow Mr. Vercueil to do?
(a) Pay his debts.
(b) Drink.
(c) Study.
(d) Pay for his gambling habit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the narrator's car in Page 16?

2. Who harasses and beats Mr. Vercueil one day?

3. How long was the housekeeper absent?

4. How does the narrator describe Mr Vercueil's usual temperament?

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

(see the answer key)

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