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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 precautions does the narrator say she does not take in her home, despite having the same fears of those that do?
(a) She does not have a phone nearby or a bat under her bed.
(b) She does not have guard dogs or security alarms.
(c) She does not have locks on her doors.
(d) She has no burglar bars or gun under her pillow.

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

3. What does the narrator describe as "finely tuned" in the night?
(a) Her piano.
(b) Machinery.
(c) The universe.
(d) One's senses.

4. What does the narrator stare at in her bed as she listens to the sounds in her house?
(a) The floor.
(b) Her reflection in the mirror.
(c) The door.
(d) Her gun.

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) Hide and seek.
(c) Telephone.
(d) Tag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man tell his wife to ease her fears the people from the city will come to their house in the suburbs?

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

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

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

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

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