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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 adjective is used to describe the gardener in the narrator's tale?
(a) Patient.
(b) Elegant.
(c) Itinerant.
(d) Attentive.

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

3. What begins to happen once the riots in the city are suppressed?
(a) People in the suburbs move to the city.
(b) Burglaries in the suburbs increase.
(c) People in the city move to the suburbs.
(d) People in the suburbs become less fearful.

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 does the narrator do when she is unable to go back to sleep?
(a) She writes a letter.
(b) She eats a sandwich.
(c) She tells herself a story.
(d) She reads a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator realize is the reason for the creaking sound in her house?

2. Who had recommended the gardener to the man and his wife?

3. Where were the riots said to be in the tale the narrator tells herself?

4. Why was the swimming pool in the tale fenced in?

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

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