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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Trina react to Mr. McTeague's second marriage proposal in the novel?
(a) She cries and runs to her parents for help.
(b) She accepts.
(c) She declines.
(d) She screams at him.

2. How does Zerkow react to Maria's story?
(a) He is frightened by Maria's story and leaves her.
(b) He is enthralled by Maria's story and listens intently.
(c) He is stunned by Maria's story and asks her to stop.
(d) He is annoyed by Maria's story and ignores her.

3. What do we learn in Chapter 16 about Trina's gruesome discovery?
(a) Maria has killed herself.
(b) Maria's child has had an accident.
(c) Zerkow has been murdered.
(d) Maria has been murdered.

4. Where do the Sieppe family say they will all go?
(a) Back home.
(b) To the local fair.
(c) On a picnic.
(d) Shopping.

5. After Maria sells her wares in Chapter 3, what does she recount a story about?
(a) Gold medallions that once belonged to her family.
(b) Her long lost beloved family pet.
(c) A gold plate service that once belonged to her family.
(d) A mansion that once belonged to her family.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. McTeague react to Trina's greeting as they walk to Schuetzen Park?

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

3. What does Marcus decide at the end of Chapter 12?

4. Who meets Mr. McTeague at the coffee-joint a few days after Trina's procedure?

5. What does Marcus suggest that Mr. McTeague do with his courtship with Trina?

(see the answer key)

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