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

2. What words are used to describe the way the sunlight interacts with the serrated metal fencing the man and woman install?
(a) Splished and splashed.
(b) Flashed and slashed.
(c) Bounced and pounced.
(d) Zipped and zapped.

3. Where did the man and woman get the plaque that said "YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED" (25) when they first began their life together?
(a) The man's mother.
(b) The Neighborhood Watch.
(c) A local gift-shop.
(d) The woman's father.

4. 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.

5. Which of his son's toys did the man take in from the yard every night in case someone came in?
(a) His toy soldiers.
(b) His pogo stick.
(c) His walkie talkie.
(d) His tricycle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the intruders get past the iron bars in the suburban homes?

2. What adjective is used to describe the housemaid in the narrator's tale?

3. What does the husband do to assuage his wife's fears that people from the city might intrude on their home in the suburbs?

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

5. Who is the author of "Once Upon a Time"?

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