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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As the McTeague's pack up to move, what are five ethings Mr. McTeague refuses to part with?
(a) A desk, his stone collection, the pet rat, its cage, and the concertina.
(b) A drill, his mother's painting, the pet mouse, its cage, and the Victrola.
(c) A steel engraving, a stone pug dog, the canary, its cage, and his concertina.
(d) A wood engraving, a stone calico cat, tje parrot, its cage, and an easy chair.

3. What do Marcus and Mr. McTeague decide to do with no water in the middle of the desert?
(a) To run after the animal.
(b) To get water from a cactus.
(c) To search for a desert oasis for water.
(d) To shoot the animal, taking care not to shot through the canteen.

4. Why is Old Grannis sad about his actions in chapter 17?
(a) He regrets his decision to move.
(b) He regrets never being able to listen to his phonograph.
(c) He put a price on something he loves.
(d) He will never being able to talk with Miss Baker again.

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

6. How long after Trina's picnic are Maria and Zerkow married?
(a) One month.
(b) One day.
(c) One week.
(d) One year.

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

8. How does Mr. McTeague's relationship with his wife change in chapter 16 after he expresses his feelings about their money?
(a) He becomes more and more abusive.
(b) He becomes more and more emotionally distant.
(c) He becomes less and less abusive.
(d) He becomes more and more loving.

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

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

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

12. How much of Trina's lottery winnings is spent on solving the McTeague's housing issues?
(a) None of it.
(b) 5 percent of it.
(c) All of it.
(d) 10 percent of it.

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

14. Where does Mr. McTeague tell Trina he is going as they sit in their new house?
(a) Job hunting for the day.
(b) Fishing for the day.
(c) To visit Marcus.
(d) To open up a savings account for his wife's money.

15. How does Mr. McTeague feel about Trina after he expresses his feelings about their money?
(a) He now loathes Trina.
(b) He now loves Trina, more than ever.
(c) He now loves in another woman instead of Trina.
(d) He now ignores Trina.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Trina sleep after Mr. McTeague has left her?

3. When Mr. McTeague does return in Chapter 19, what does he demand of Trina?

4. What are Trina's feelings about Mr. McTeague's notice from City Hall?

5. Under what name does Mr. McTeague work at his new job?

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