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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 open up a savings account for his wife's money.
(d) To visit Marcus.

2. 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 less and less abusive.
(c) He becomes more and more emotionally distant.
(d) He becomes more and more loving.

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

4. 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) Her house has been broken into.
(d) A note from Mr. McTeague.

5. 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 bites Mr. McTeague
(d) It runs away.

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

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

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

9. Upon the second notice from City Hall, what does Trina suggest that Mr. McTeague do rather than dip into her lottery winnings?
(a) Find something else to do.
(b) Leave town immediately.
(c) Become a plumber.
(d) Continue to work as a dentist.

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

11. How does Miss Baker and Old Grannis having tea change their relationship?
(a) The two move around the room restlessly.
(b) The two sit together, for the first time, with no wall between them.
(c) The two immediately separate and go back to their flats.
(d) Miss Baker is comfortable, but Old Grannis is uncomfortable.

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

13. What does Maria do after her baby is born?
(a) Maria falls into gambling, once again.
(b) Maria falls into dementia.
(c) Maria knits baby clothes as a side job.
(d) Maria gets another job.

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

15. After the sale of the McTeague's items, what is the only thing that remains in their old flat?
(a) Trina's wedding bouquet.
(b) Trina's wedding dress.
(c) The gold tooth sign.
(d) The dental chair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Mr. McTeague's notice from City Hall give for it's message?

2. Why is Old Grannis sad about his actions in chapter 17?

3. What is Zerkow's reaction to Maria's dementia?

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

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

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