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

2. What is it said the house and swimming pool and car could not be insured against?
(a) Riot damage.
(b) Theft.
(c) Flooding.
(d) Fire.

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

4. Why did the neighborhood alarms often go unanswered after many had them installed?
(a) They could not tell whose house it was coming from.
(b) Kids would set them off for fun.
(c) They were often on vacation.
(d) Pets were setting them off.

5. What does the husband do to assuage his wife's fears that people from the city might intrude on their home in the suburbs?
(a) He adds padlocks to their doors.
(b) He has electronically-controlled gates installed.
(c) He buys them a house in the country.
(d) He buys her a gun.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator do when she is unable to go back to sleep?

3. What words are used to describe the sounds the alarms in the suburban neighborhood made?

4. Who gave the man and woman money to build a higher wall around their house?

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

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