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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 23 - 26 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the old widower who was murdered have to protect him?
(a) Guns.
(b) Security guards.
(c) An electronic alarm system.
(d) Fierce dogs.

2. What does the narrator do when she is unable to go back to sleep?
(a) She eats a sandwich.
(b) She writes a letter.
(c) She tells herself a story.
(d) She reads a book.

3. Who had recommended the gardener to the man and his wife?
(a) The woman's sister.
(b) The man's mother.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) The child's teacher.

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

5. According to the narrator's tale, under what conditions were people who lived in the city allowed in the suburbs?
(a) As nannies and drivers.
(b) As teachers and secretaries.
(c) As doctors and lawyers.
(d) As housemaids and gardeners.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What "most profound" place does the narrator say men may be deep under her home?

4. According to the narrator's tale, who were being shot by the police in the city?

5. What did "a certain novelist" say every writer "ought to write at least once" (23)?

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