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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave the man and woman money to build a higher wall around their house?
(a) The man's mother.
(b) They took out a loan.
(c) The neighborhood association.
(d) The woman's father.

2. Why did the man and the woman not hire any of the people from the city who came seeking jobs?
(a) They could not afford to pay anyone else.
(b) They did not need any extra help.
(c) They had been warned by his mother not to take anyone in off the street.
(d) They had no resumes.

3. What is the name of the company that installs the security fence the man and woman have installed toward the end of the story?
(a) Snake Bite.
(b) Wolf Fangs.
(c) Bear Claws.
(d) Dragon's Teeth.

4. What are the man and woman warned against doing as they start their lives together?
(a) Having a child.
(b) Living in the suburbs.
(c) Taken anyone in off the street.
(d) Getting a pool.

5. Why did the wife suggest they build a higher wall around their house?
(a) Her husband suggested that someone might still be able to climb in.
(b) She wanted their wall higher than their neighbors.
(c) She wanted it to block out the sun.
(d) She worried her son would climb over their current wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pets does the family in the narrator's story have at home?

2. What game did the little boy like to play after they installed a speaker at the gates of their home?

3. In addition to taken items from homes, what did the suburban intruders do in the homes?

4. What did the housemaid say to the woman who hung about the suburbs looking for work?

5. What does the narrator realize is the reason for the creaking sound in her house?

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