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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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 shoot the animal, taking care not to shot through the canteen.
(c) To get water from a cactus.
(d) To search for a desert oasis for water.

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

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

6. When Mr. McTeague first receives a notice from City Hall what does it say?
(a) He and his wife must pay taxes on the lottery winnings.
(b) He will win an ethical business award.
(c) He is not permitted to continue his practice.
(d) He cannot live and work in the same building.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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 gets fired.
(c) He quits.
(d) He has been offered a better paying job elsewhere.

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

15. 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 immediately pay the taxes owed.
(c) They hire someone to protect them.
(d) They move to Nevada.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Old Grannis react to Miss Baker's offer of tea?

2. After Mr. McTeague's departure, what is Trina doing for money?

3. What does Trina tell Mr. McTeague to do after something happens at his job in Chapter 15?

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

5. What disease is Mrs. McTeague diagnosed?

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