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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Trina tell Mr. McTeague to do after something happens at his job in Chapter 15?
(a) She gives him money to go buy groceries.
(b) She tells him to sit down and she will make him a drink.
(c) She makes him tell the neighbors that he has been fired.
(d) She sends him out in the cold rain to get another job.

2. After the picnic at Schuetzen Park where do the Sieppes' decide Mr. McTeague will stay?
(a) They said they didn't care where he stayed.
(b) In Trina's room.
(c) At a friend's house.
(d) At a local Inn.

3. What is the historical significance of Mr. McTeague's new job in chapter 20?
(a) Mr. McTeague worked as a child in the Big Dipper Mine before being sent away to learn dentistry.
(b) Mr. McTeague is going back to make amends with the "Other Dentist."
(c) Mr. McTeague is going back to heal things up with Marcus.
(d) Mr. McTeague worked as a child in Los Angeles.

4. What is Mr. McTeague doing when the novel begins?
(a) He is working at a dental machinery plant.
(b) Living with his mother.
(c) He has started a business.
(d) He is working in a gold mine.

5. Initially, how does Trina feel about Mr. McTeague?
(a) Trina is quite content.
(b) Trina is quite angry.
(c) Trina is uncomfortable.
(d) Trina is fearful.

Short Answer Questions

1. After they are married, where does Trina suggest she and Mr. McTeague should have a picnic?

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

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

4. How does Marcus handle Mr. McTeague's news as they walk in Chapter 4?

5. Who does Trina suggest should pay for the picnic she suggests in Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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