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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the man and the woman not hire any of the people from the city who came seeking jobs?
(a) They could not afford to pay anyone else.
(b) They had been warned by his mother not to take anyone in off the street.
(c) They did not need any extra help.
(d) They had no resumes.

2. What adjective is used to describe the housemaid in the narrator's tale?
(a) Eccentric.
(b) Trustworthy.
(c) Itinerant.
(d) Loquacious.

3. The sounds of the alarms in the suburban neighborhood were likened to which creatures?
(a) Bees and grasshoppers.
(b) Mosquitoes and bluejays.
(c) Blackbirds and crickets.
(d) Frogs and cicadas.

4. Who does the little boy pretend to be at the end of the story?
(a) A Dragon.
(b) A cop.
(c) A Prince.
(d) A robber.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gifts did the man's mother give the little boy for Christmas the year they built a higher wall?

2. What are some of the things intruders would take from suburban homes?

3. Where did the man and woman get the plaque that said "YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED" (25) when they first began their life together?

4. What game did the little boy like to play after they installed a speaker at the gates of their home?

5. What did the housemaid say to the woman who hung about the suburbs looking for work?

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