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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 27 - 30 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to taken items from homes, what did the suburban intruders do in the homes?
(a) Had parties.
(b) Ate and drank.
(c) Napped.
(d) Read.

2. How do the intruders get past the iron bars in the suburban homes?
(a) They squeeze through them.
(b) They melt them.
(c) They bend them.
(d) They saw through them.

3. At the end of the story, what is the coil tunnel said to be "just wide enough for" (30)?
(a) An intruder to squeeze through.
(b) The rain to seep through.
(c) The boy to creep in.
(d) The cat to sleep in.

4. Where were the riots said to be in the tale the narrator tells herself?
(a) In the city.
(b) In her mind.
(c) In a far away land.
(d) In another country.

5. What type of people are said to live in the city in the tale the narrator tells herself?
(a) Religious people.
(b) People of another color.
(c) People of a higher caste.
(d) Artistic people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does someone tell the narrator she should write for an upcoming anthology?

2. What are the man and woman warned against doing as they start their lives together?

3. Why did people in the city begin spending time in the suburbs even if they were not housemaids or gardeners?

4. What did the husband tell his wife she was doing by giving things to the city people who came to the suburbs?

5. What does the man say cats always do, so they need not worry about him getting hurt on the new fencing?

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