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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What instrument does the narrator cite when describing how "the misbeats of [her] heart tailed off" (24)?
(a) Flute.
(b) Xylophone.
(c) Saxophone.
(d) Trumpet.

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

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

5. What game did the little boy like to play after they installed a speaker at the gates of their home?
(a) Cops and robbers.
(b) Telephone.
(c) Hide and seek.
(d) Tag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to have offered a warning to the man and woman when they started their life together?

2. What is the narrator's house built atop?

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

4. What does the wife worry the people from the city might come to their home and do some day?

5. What does the narrator stare at in her bed as she listens to the sounds in her house?

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