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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Bear Claws.
(b) Snake Bite.
(c) Dragon's Teeth.
(d) Wolf Fangs.

2. What does the man say cats always do, so they need not worry about him getting hurt on the new fencing?
(a) Land on all fours.
(b) Have extra lives.
(c) Avoid danger.
(d) Look before they leap.

3. What are some of the things intruders would take from suburban homes?
(a) Books and DVDs.
(b) Cassette players, radios and jewelry.
(c) Computers and cell phones.
(d) Pots and pans and coffee makers.

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

5. What does the narrator stare at in her bed as she listens to the sounds in her house?
(a) The door.
(b) The floor.
(c) Her gun.
(d) Her reflection in the mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. What words are used to describe the way the sunlight interacts with the serrated metal fencing the man and woman install?

2. What does the mother do to get the boy to sleep at the end of the story?

3. How are the people in the narrator's story said to be living at the start of her tale?

4. Who does the boy pretend he is saving at the end of the story?

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

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