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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Mr. McTeague's professional work on Trina comes to an end, how does their relationship change?
(a) Trina chooses Marcus over Mr. McTeague.
(b) Mr. McTeague and Trina go their separate ways.
(c) Trina opens up to Mr. McTeague and shares her feelings.
(d) Mr. McTeague and Trina begin to make amends.

2. What happens to Mr. McTeague's mother during his dentistry training?
(a) She falls ill.
(b) She dies and leaves him penniless.
(c) She is in a sanitarium.
(d) She dies and leaves him a good sum of money.

3. What does Mr. McTeague enjoy during his Sunday ritual?
(a) Reading and the music of his concertina.
(b) Reading and the music of his Victrola.
(c) A drink and the music of his concertina.
(d) A drink and the music of his Victrola.

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

5. What happens at Frenna's during Marcus' announcement?
(a) Marcus accidentally shatters Mr. McTeague's pipe and throws a knife at Mr. McTeague, narrowly missing him.
(b) Mr. McTeague trips over a bar stool and falls, narrowly missing Marcus.
(c) Marcus overturns Mr. McTeague's plate and shoots at Mr. McTeague, narrowly missing him.
(d) Marcus accidentally trips on Mr. McTeague's chair and falls, narrowly missing Mr. McTeague.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the week since Trina initial procedure, what has transpired?

2. What continued effect does Mr. McTeague's relationship to Trina have on Marcus?

3. How does Zerkow receive the special news about Trina in Chapter 7?

4. How is the younger dentist whose practice is just down the road from Mr. McTeague's office referred to?

5. When and where does Mr. McTeague ask Trina to marry him for the second time in the novel?

(see the answer key)

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