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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mishap happens as Mr. McTeague follows Mrs. McTeague's instructions regarding his job?
(a) he falls asleep in his chair.
(b) His cab is in an accident.
(c) He is caught in a downpour of icy rain.
(d) He trips over the rug and hits his head on his way to his chair.

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

3. What final event leads to Mr. McTeague's demise?
(a) Marcus is dead and Mr. McTeague is handcuffed to him, a certain death sentence.
(b) Marcus and Mr. McTeague have no water, a certain death sentence.
(c) Marcus kills Mr. McTeague as the two fight over money.
(d) Marcus is dead, and Mr. McTeague tries to run away through the desert with no water, a certain death sentence.

4. Why do the McTeague's choose to move to someone else's home?
(a) To shorten McTeague's commute.
(b) To save money.
(c) To redo the house.
(d) To help Trina's parents.

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

6. What is Zerkow's reaction to Maria's dementia?
(a) Zerkow is neither happy nor unhappy, he continues his business as he has always done, slow and steady.
(b) Zerkow is outraged and resolves to find the treasure, at any cost.
(c) Zerkow is saddened and resolves to help his wife recover.
(d) Zerkow is angered, but loves his wife anyway.

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

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

9. After traveling through unyielding desert heat, encountering rattlesnakes and suffering through bouts of paranoia, whom does Mr. McTeague encounter?
(a) Trina's ghost.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Trina's father.
(d) The "Other Dentist."

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

11. 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 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 is no longer allowed to practice because he lacks a formal education.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Marcus and Mr. McTeague decide to do with no water in the middle of the desert?

2. In Chapter 14, what does the second City Hall notice say the McTeagues must do?

3. What is the doctor's suggestion for saving Mrs. McTeague's life?

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

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

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