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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Mr. McTeague's notice from City Hall give for it's message?
(a) Mr. McTeague's business has been targeted by the authorities because he works and lives in the same building.
(b) Trina submitted an application for her husband to receive an ethical business award.
(c) Trina forgot to pay the taxes on the lottery winnings.
(d) Mr. McTeague is no longer allowed to practice because he lacks a formal education.

2. What do Mr. McTeague and his new companions in Chapter 21 find as they wander through the desert?
(a) An abandoned house.
(b) A spot full of silver.
(c) A spot full of gold.
(d) A dead body.

3. 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 makes him tell the neighbors that he has been fired.
(c) She sends him out in the cold rain to get another job.
(d) She tells him to sit down and she will make him a drink.

4. What do Mr. McTeague and his companions believe about their big find in the desert?
(a) They will make a fortune in gold.
(b) They will have bad luck.
(c) They will be robbed.
(d) They will have good luck.

5. Upon entering Maria's apartment to talk, what gruesome discovery does Trina make?
(a) Maria's child is dead.
(b) Zerkow and Maria dead.
(c) Maria is dead.
(d) Zerkow is dead.

6. Where does Trina sleep after Mr. McTeague has left her?
(a) In a room above the kindergarten where she cleans.
(b) In the McTeague's old flat.
(c) In a room in Zerkow's old house.
(d) In a room in Miss Baker's flat.

7. Under what name does Mr. McTeague work at his new job?
(a) Beauregard.
(b) Burlington.
(c) Belton.
(d) Burlingame.

8. What does the story of Old Grannis and Miss Baker relationship offer in the book?
(a) A release from the ugliness of the rest of the novel.
(b) A stark contrast between the sexes.
(c) A silly, maudlin view of life in that era.
(d) A historical perspecitive of older people.

9. After Mr. McTeague leaves his new job, where does he end up?
(a) Gambling with a couple of men.
(b) Prospecting with a couple of miners.
(c) Robbing tents with a couple of robbers.
(d) Driving a stage coach.

10. What disease is Mrs. McTeague diagnosed?
(a) Anorexia.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Blood poisoning.
(d) Dementia.

11. What does Mrs. McTeague discover upon her return home from searching for Mr. McTeague in Chapter 18?
(a) The lock on her trunk, the place where she has hidden her savings, broken and all the money gone.
(b) The lock on her closet, the place where she has hidden her wedding dress and all her wedding photos, is broken.
(c) A note from Mr. McTeague.
(d) Her house has been broken into.

12. What is the doctor's suggestion for saving Mrs. McTeague's life?
(a) Trina must be hospitalized.
(b) Trina's fingers will have to be amputated, if not her entire hand.
(c) Trina should see a psychiatrist.
(d) Trina must have surgery to remove the cancer.

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

14. At the beginning of Chapter 15, McTeague is fortunate to find a new job with what type of company?
(a) A company that makes toys.
(b) A company that manufactures car parts.
(c) A company that exports furniture.
(d) A company that manufactures dental implements.

15. Where do the McTeagues move in Chapter 18?
(a) The Sieppes' old house.
(b) Zerkow's old house.
(c) Old Grannis's old house.
(d) Marcus's old house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shift does Mr. McTeague choose in his new job?

2. Who does Mr. McTeague get angry with when he returns from an unsuccessful job hunt?

3. What final event leads to Mr. McTeague's demise?

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

5. How much of Trina's lottery winnings is spent on solving the McTeague's housing issues?

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