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

2. When Mr. McTeague first receives a notice from City Hall what does it say?
(a) He is not permitted to continue his practice.
(b) He will win an ethical business award.
(c) He cannot live and work in the same building.
(d) He and his wife must pay taxes on the lottery winnings.

3. What do Marcus and Mr. McTeague decide to do with no water in the middle of the desert?
(a) To shoot the animal, taking care not to shot through the canteen.
(b) To run after the animal.
(c) To search for a desert oasis for water.
(d) To get water from a cactus.

4. In Chapter 21, what is Mr. McTeague's state of mind?
(a) Frightened.
(b) Happy.
(c) Angry.
(d) Paranoid.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 19, Trina still has five thousand dollars, but where is the money?

4. While at his new job, Mr. McTeague peers into the darkness from his new room, who does he see coming?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who comes to comfort Old Grannis and why?

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

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

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

6. What does Mr. McTeague do after he confronts and kills his wife?

7. What happens to create Maria's dementia?

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

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

10. What do Marcus and Mr. McTeague fight over as they stand in the desert heat?

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