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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the picnic at Schuetzen Park where do the Sieppes' decide Mr. McTeague will stay?
(a) They said they didn't care where he stayed.
(b) In Trina's room.
(c) At a local Inn.
(d) At a friend's house.

2. Where does Marcus visit Mr. McTeague at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Mr. McTeague's office.
(b) The park.
(c) The Sieppes' house.
(d) The bar.

3. What is Mr. McTeague doing when the novel begins?
(a) He has started a business.
(b) Living with his mother.
(c) He is working at a dental machinery plant.
(d) He is working in a gold mine.

4. What does Mr. McTeague conclude about his relationship with Trina in Chapter 4?
(a) He resolves to marry Trina.
(b) He wants to "give" Trina back to Marcus.
(c) He begins to see Trina's shortcomings.
(d) He begins to realize that he is not good enough for Trina.

5. At the beginning of the novel, what does Marcus tell Mr. McTeague about his cousin, Trina?
(a) Trina has broken her nose.
(b) Trina has a cavity.
(c) Trina has broken her chin.
(d) Trina has had a tooth knocked out.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Trina wish to spend her windfall?

2. What happens during the picnic as Mr. McTeague makes a show of his physical strength?

3. Where is Mr. McTeague's office located?

4. Mrs. Sieppe falls upon hard times at the end of Chapter 10. What does she do?

5. What is the name of Mr. McTeague's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Mr. McTeague express his honest feelings about Trina with his friend, Marcus in chapter 4?

2. Why does Mr. McTeague and Marcus' friendship begin to crumble as Mr. McTeague and his betrothed spend more and more time together?

3. What is the state of Mr. McTeague and Trina's relationship when Trina's treatments are finished?

4. What does Trina finally agree to at the lottery party, that she has put off two times previously?

5. What does Trina conclude about why Maria is marrying Zerkow?

6. In Chapter 3, have Mr. McTeague's feelings for Trina changed over the week since Trina's dental work? If so, how?

7. Describe Mr. McTeague's childhood.

8. What changes Mr. McTeague's mood when he arrives back at Parlours after his confrontation with Marcus at the coffee shop in Chapter 8?

9. What kind offer do the Sieppes bestow upon Marcus and Mr. McTeague while at the picnic?

10. In Chapter 6, when Trina's mother asks if she loves Mr. McTeague, how does Trina answer?

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