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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Old Grannis react to Miss Baker's offer of tea?
(a) Old Grannis walks out of the room.
(b) Old Grannis accepts the tea.
(c) Old Grannis begins to laugh hysterically.
(d) Old Grannis cries harder.

2. What is an unfortunate side-effect of Maria's short-lived dementia?
(a) She must be hospitalized.
(b) She has no recollection of the story she has recounted dozens of times.
(c) She cannot remember the baby's name.
(d) She goes insane.

3. While at his new job, Mr. McTeague peers into the darkness from his new room, who does he see coming?
(a) Mr. McTeague's new boss.
(b) Mrs. McTeague's ghost.
(c) Marcus.
(d) The sheriff.

4. Who is the culprit of the crime which occurs in Maria and Zerkow's apartment?
(a) Zerkow.
(b) Mr. McTeague.
(c) Marcus.
(d) A robber.

5. At first, what does Trina instruct Mr. McTeague to do about the notice from City Hall?
(a) Heed the notice's warning.
(b) Pack up and leave town for good.
(c) Pack up and leave town for a week.
(d) Ignore the notice and continue practicing.

6. After their water supply is destroyed, what do Marcus and Mr. McTeague do while stranded in the desert?
(a) They head back toward home and resolve their differences.
(b) They argue about the heat.
(c) They argue over money.
(d) They argue over the spilled water.

7. When Mr. McTeague does return in Chapter 19, what does he demand of Trina?
(a) A hot meal.
(b) Trina's help in getting a job at the kindergarten.
(c) Money and a place to sleep.
(d) Trina to come back to him.

8. When Trina refuses Mr. McTeague's request in Chapter 19, how does he react?
(a) Mr. McTeague is angry and storms out of the room.
(b) Mr. McTeague is angry and kills Trina.
(c) Mr. McTeague cries and pleads for Trina's forgiveness.
(d) Mr. McTeague laughs hysterically and runs out of the room.

9. While in the dessert, what does Mr. McTeague resolve to do?
(a) To stay on the run from the authorities.
(b) To run from his wife's ghost.
(c) To turn himself in to the authorities.
(d) To leave his gold fortune behind.

10. What is the state of Maria's baby's health when it is born?
(a) Fused hands and feet.
(b) Healthy.
(c) Unhealthy.
(d) It has breathing problems.

11. What is the immediate course of action taken by the McTeagues after receipt of the second notice from City Hall?
(a) They hire someone to protect them.
(b) They move to Nevada.
(c) They immediately pay the taxes owed.
(d) They move into a one-room unit in the flat.

12. What is most devastating for Trina about her experience with Mr. McTeague?
(a) Mr. McTeague took with him all of her savings.
(b) Mr. McTeague still has no job.
(c) What the neighbors might think.
(d) Mr. McTeague's leaving.

13. What animal does Marcus bring with him to the desert?
(a) A mule.
(b) A pony.
(c) A camel.
(d) A horse.

14. In Chapter 14, what does the second City Hall notice say the McTeagues must do?
(a) Take down his gold tooth sign.
(b) Pay the taxes owed.
(c) Discontinue his dental practice.
(d) Move to a larger and separate unit.

15. In Chapter 19, Trina still has five thousand dollars, but where is the money?
(a) Under her mattress.
(b) In the bank.
(c) In her parent's house for safekeeping.
(d) Still invested in her uncle's toy shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Mr. McTeague and his companions believe about their big find in the desert?

2. What disease is Mrs. McTeague diagnosed?

3. How does Miss Baker and Old Grannis having tea change their relationship?

4. What event immediately happens to Mr. McTeague after he and his wife move, that causes further tension in the McTeague household?

5. What does the story of Old Grannis and Miss Baker relationship offer in the book?

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