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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 gold.
(c) A spot full of silver.
(d) A dead body.

2. After Mr. McTeague leaves Trina for good, In what location does he find a job?
(a) The Big Dipper Mine.
(b) In the "Other Dentist's" office.
(c) An oil field.
(d) A dental machinery plant.

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

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

5. What event immediately happens to Mr. McTeague after he and his wife move, that causes further tension in the McTeague household?
(a) He gets a raise.
(b) He quits.
(c) He gets fired.
(d) He has been offered a better paying job elsewhere.

6. When Mr. McTeague encounters someone in the desert, what is the first question asked of them?
(a) Where the silver is.
(b) Where the five thousand dollars is.
(c) Where the ten thousand dollars is.
(d) Where the gold is.

7. 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 sends him out in the cold rain to get another job.
(d) She makes him tell the neighbors that he has been fired.

8. What do the police discover that Zerkow is holding as they search for him?
(a) A porcelain vase.
(b) Pieces of gold plate.
(c) A marble statue.
(d) A burlap sack of gold coins.

9. How does Mr. McTeague express his feelings to Trina about their money after the mishap during his job hunt?
(a) He tells Trina he is angry with her.
(b) He says he is angry with Trina and leaves their flat for good.
(c) He raises his fist and makes a motion to strike her.
(d) He says he will no longer tolerate Trina hoarding of their money.

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

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

12. What does Marcus decide at the end of Chapter 12?
(a) To buy a house San Francisco.
(b) To ask Augustine to go with him to San Francisco.
(c) To leave San Francisco.
(d) To stay in San Francisco.

13. What happens when Marcus turns to get water from his animal in the desert?
(a) It screeches loudly.
(b) It turns and bucks at Marcus.
(c) It runs away.
(d) It bites Mr. McTeague

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While at his new job, Mr. McTeague peers into the darkness from his new room, who does he see coming?

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

3. How long after Trina's picnic are Maria and Zerkow married?

4. What prompts this sudden thrust of courage from Miss Baker to offer Old Grannis tea?

5. Upon the second notice from City Hall, what does Trina suggest that Mr. McTeague do rather than dip into her lottery winnings?

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