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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 27 - 30 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the story the narrator tells herself take place?
(a) An apartment in the city.
(b) A condo by the ocean.
(c) A house in the country.
(d) A house in the suburbs.

2. What gifts did the man's mother give the little boy for Christmas the year they built a higher wall?
(a) Walkie talkies and a tricycle.
(b) A Space Man outfit and a fairy tale book.
(c) A firetruck and a football.
(d) A toy gun and a baseball bat.

3. 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 contained a peace sign.
(c) It depicted a Black hand holding a white hand.
(d) It said "All Are Welcome."

4. What is the narrator's house built atop?
(a) Undermined ground.
(b) A garbage dump.
(c) Burial grounds.
(d) Stilts.

5. What is the name of the company that installs the security fence the man and woman have installed toward the end of the story?
(a) Wolf Fangs.
(b) Snake Bite.
(c) Bear Claws.
(d) Dragon's Teeth.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the coils the man and woman have installed around their wall described when the workmen are putting them in?

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

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

4. Who says they "hope the cat will take heed" (30) after the serrated metal coils are installed?

5. Who does the little boy pretend to be at the end of the story?

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