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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. What disease is Mrs. McTeague diagnosed?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Blood poisoning.
(c) Dementia.
(d) Anorexia.

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is an unfortunate side-effect of Maria's short-lived dementia?

5. What does Marcus decide at the end of Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. What drives Zerkow to madness and why does he kill Maria?

2. What line of work does Mr. McTeague pursue in Chapter 21, with whom, and what transpires?

3. How does Mrs. McTeague show her emotional descent into becoming a miser?

4. What news does the "Other Dentist" deliver that change's Mrs. McTeague's view of what other people think about the couple's financial situation?

5. What action does Old Grannis take that makes him so unhappy?

6. In Chapter 20, what causes Mr. McTeague to take caution, while he alone in his cabin, and what is his reaction?

7. What eventually causes Mr. McTeague to leave his new profitable line of work in chapter 21?

8. What happens to create Maria's dementia?

9. Who comes to comfort Old Grannis and why?

10. How does the McTeague's relationship deteriorate further in Chapter 18?

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