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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the plaque meant to indicate that the property owner was not racist?
(a) The man was masked so you could not tell if he was Black or white.
(b) It depicted a Black hand holding a white hand.
(c) It said "All Are Welcome."
(d) It contained a peace sign.

2. What "most profound" place does the narrator say men may be deep under her home?
(a) Homes.
(b) Tombs.
(c) Boats.
(d) Brooks.

3. What does the narrator realize is the reason for the creaking sound in her house?
(a) Her housing shifting.
(b) Her cat.
(c) Her child.
(d) An intruder.

4. What is the man's mother called in the narrator's tale?
(a) The wicked witch.
(b) The wise old witch.
(c) The good witch.
(d) The fairy godmother.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pets does the family in the narrator's story have at home?

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

3. What does someone tell the narrator she should write for an upcoming anthology?

4. What does the husband do to assuage his wife's fears that people from the city might intrude on their home in the suburbs?

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

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