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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 woke the narrator in the night at the start of the story?
(a) A creaking sound in her house.
(b) A rainstorm.
(c) Her husband.
(d) The phone ringing.

2. Who is said to have offered a warning to the man and woman when they started their life together?
(a) The man's mother.
(b) The woman's father.
(c) The neighbors.
(d) The town councilor.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the story the narrator tells herself take place?

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

4. According to the narrator's tale, under what conditions were people who lived in the city allowed in the suburbs?

5. Who lives in the home the narrator describes at the start of her story?

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