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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. McTeague express his feelings to Trina about their money after the mishap during his job hunt?

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

3. What is an unfortunate side-effect of Maria's short-lived dementia?

4. Why do the McTeague's choose to move to someone else's home?

5. When Mr. McTeague encounters someone in the desert, what is the first question asked of them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Trina finally accepts Mr. McTeague's proposal his feeling for her cool. This cat and mouse theme plays throughout the book within many relationships. Compare and contrast two different relationships and how they run hot and cold.

Essay Topic 2

What is Maria's relationship with money throughout the story? How does she use her money? How does it effect her relationship with other characters?

Essay Topic 3

Trina is adept at hard work which includes keeping her husband, house, and family in order. What length does Trina go to assure that the McTeagues' friends and family do not suspect the troubles detailed in Chapter 13?

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