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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 does the boy pretend he is saving at the end of the story?
(a) Cinderella.
(b) Snow White.
(c) The Little Mermaid.
(d) Sleeping Beauty.

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

3. What words are used to describe the sounds the alarms in the suburban neighborhood made?
(a) Beeps, honks, and toots.
(b) Shrills, beats, and wails.
(c) Bangs and booms.
(d) Jingle jangles.

4. After the incident with a neighbor's housemaid, what did the man and woman's housemaid beg them to do?
(a) Move to the country.
(b) Give her a raise.
(c) Install burglar bars and an alarm system.
(d) Get a gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had recommended the gardener to the man and his wife?

2. What does the man tell his wife to ease her fears the people from the city will come to their house in the suburbs?

3. Where were the riots said to be in the tale the narrator tells herself?

4. Which of his son's toys did the man take in from the yard every night in case someone came in?

5. What is the man's mother called in the narrator's tale?

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