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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 event immediately happens to Mr. McTeague after he and his wife move, that causes further tension in the McTeague household?
(a) He quits.
(b) He has been offered a better paying job elsewhere.
(c) He gets a raise.
(d) He gets fired.

2. What do Mr. McTeague and his companions believe about their big find in the desert?
(a) They will be robbed.
(b) They will make a fortune in gold.
(c) They will have bad luck.
(d) They will have good luck.

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

4. When Trina refuses Mr. McTeague's request in Chapter 19, how does he react?
(a) Mr. McTeague is angry and kills Trina.
(b) Mr. McTeague cries and pleads for Trina's forgiveness.
(c) Mr. McTeague laughs hysterically and runs out of the room.
(d) Mr. McTeague is angry and storms out of the room.

5. In Chapter 14, what does the second City Hall notice say the McTeagues must do?
(a) Take down his gold tooth sign.
(b) Discontinue his dental practice.
(c) Move to a larger and separate unit.
(d) Pay the taxes owed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. McTeague discover upon her return home from searching for Mr. McTeague in Chapter 18?

2. What is the state of Maria's baby's health when it is born?

3. Who is the culprit of the crime which occurs in Maria and Zerkow's apartment?

4. As the McTeague's pack up to move, what are five ethings Mr. McTeague refuses to part with?

5. How does Mr. McTeague feel about Trina after he expresses his feelings about their money?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

6. Who comes to comfort Old Grannis and why?

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

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

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

10. What big decision does Marcus make at the end of chapter 12?

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