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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. As the McTeague's pack up to move, what are five ethings Mr. McTeague refuses to part with?
(a) A wood engraving, a stone calico cat, tje parrot, its cage, and an easy chair.
(b) A steel engraving, a stone pug dog, the canary, its cage, and his concertina.
(c) A drill, his mother's painting, the pet mouse, its cage, and the Victrola.
(d) A desk, his stone collection, the pet rat, its cage, and the concertina.

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

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

4. 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 ten thousand dollars is.
(c) Where the gold is.
(d) Where the silver is.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is most devastating for Trina about her experience with Mr. McTeague?

2. What final event leads to Mr. McTeague's demise?

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

4. Where does Trina sleep after Mr. McTeague has left her?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 17, Old Grannis is sad about something he's done. What is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the desert when Marcus confronts Mr. McTeague and how do the two solve the situation?

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

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

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

5. When Trina finally decides to get her money, where does she remove the money from and how much does she remove?

6. How does Mr. McTeague justify his abusive actions toward his wife in Chapters 15 & 16?

7. What events lead up to Mr. McTeague killing Trina?

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

9. In Chapter 13, what does Mr. McTeague receive from City Hall and how does he react?

10. Trina expresses her emotions to Mr. McTeague, in Chapter 15, and the tables turn on her. How does Mr. McTeague react?

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