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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Trina feel while Mr. McTeague's is working on her tooth?
(a) She feels excited.
(b) She feels relaxed.
(c) She winces in pain.
(d) She feels fearful.

2. How does Maria spend her money?
(a) On fancy clothes.
(b) On cleaning supplies.
(c) On her gambling debts.
(d) On seeds for her vegetable garden.

3. How does Trina respond to Mr. McTeague's actions at the end of her procedure?
(a) She recoils in fear and began to vomit.
(b) She slaps Mr. McTeague.
(c) She starts crying.
(d) She yells at Mr. McTeague.

4. What kind of music does Mr. McTeague enjoy and what memory does the music unearth?
(a) The concertina music reminds Mr. McTeague of when he worked at the Big Dipper Mine in Placer County.
(b) The Victrola music reminds Mr. McTeague of when he worked at the Big Dipper Mine in Placer County.
(c) The concertina music reminds Mr. McTeague of when he went to dental college.
(d) The Victrola music reminds Mr. McTeague of when he went to dental college.

5. What happens as Mr. McTeague and Trina begin to see more of each other in Chapter 5?
(a) He begins to take Zerkow's place.
(b) Trina no longer wishes to see Mr. McTeague.
(c) He begins to alienate her from his feelings.
(d) He begins to take Marcus's place.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Maria clean Mr. McTeague's flat?

2. After Maria sells her wares in Chapter 3, what does she recount a story about?

3. Where does Marcus visit Mr. McTeague at the beginning of the novel?

4. The picnic at Schuetzen Park results in a turning point of Mr. McTeague's relationship with whom?

5. Where do the Sieppe family say they will all go?

(see the answer key)

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