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

2. 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 should see a psychiatrist.
(c) Trina must have surgery to remove the cancer.
(d) Trina must be hospitalized.

3. What is Zerkow's reaction to Maria's dementia?
(a) Zerkow is outraged and resolves to find the treasure, at any cost.
(b) Zerkow is neither happy nor unhappy, he continues his business as he has always done, slow and steady.
(c) Zerkow is angered, but loves his wife anyway.
(d) Zerkow is saddened and resolves to help his wife recover.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mr. McTeague does return in Chapter 19, what does he demand of Trina?

2. What is the immediate course of action taken by the McTeagues after receipt of the second notice from City Hall?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Mrs. McTeague suspect is behind the City Hall notice and what was the person's motive?

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

4. How does Trina's obsession with money contribute to her loss of love and relationship?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Trina ask of Mr. McTeague before he goes out into the icy, cold rain that further feeds Mr. McTeague's anger?

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