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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. While at his new job, Mr. McTeague peers into the darkness from his new room, who does he see coming?
(a) Mr. McTeague's new boss.
(b) Marcus.
(c) Mrs. McTeague's ghost.
(d) The sheriff.

2. What does Mrs. McTeague discover upon her return home from searching for Mr. McTeague in Chapter 18?
(a) The lock on her trunk, the place where she has hidden her savings, broken and all the money gone.
(b) The lock on her closet, the place where she has hidden her wedding dress and all her wedding photos, is broken.
(c) A note from Mr. McTeague.
(d) Her house has been broken into.

3. What animal does Marcus bring with him to the desert?
(a) A horse.
(b) A camel.
(c) A pony.
(d) A mule.

4. How does Mr. McTeague's relationship with his wife change in chapter 16 after he expresses his feelings about their money?
(a) He becomes less and less abusive.
(b) He becomes more and more loving.
(c) He becomes more and more emotionally distant.
(d) He becomes more and more abusive.

5. What is the historical significance of Mr. McTeague's new job in chapter 20?
(a) Mr. McTeague is going back to make amends with the "Other Dentist."
(b) Mr. McTeague is going back to heal things up with Marcus.
(c) Mr. McTeague worked as a child in Los Angeles.
(d) Mr. McTeague worked as a child in the Big Dipper Mine before being sent away to learn dentistry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. McTeague do at the end of Chapter 20, when he sees someone coming through the darkness toward his room?

2. What mishap happens as Mr. McTeague follows Mrs. McTeague's instructions regarding his job?

3. At first, what does Trina instruct Mr. McTeague to do about the notice from City Hall?

4. Where does Mr. McTeague tell Trina he is going as they sit in their new house?

5. What do we learn in Chapter 16 about Trina's gruesome discovery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to create Maria's dementia?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who comes to comfort Old Grannis and why?

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

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

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