View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the little boy pretend to be at the end of the story?
(a) A robber.
(b) A Prince.
(c) A Dragon.
(d) A cop.

2. What information was affixed to some of the security walls of people's houses in the suburbs?
(a) The company who installed them.
(b) The local police number.
(c) Who to call in case of emergency.
(d) The local homeless shelter.

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

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

5. According to the narrator's tale, who were being shot by the police in the city?
(a) Schoolchildren.
(b) Burglars.
(c) Rioters.
(d) Other police officers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the intruders get past the iron bars in the suburban homes?

2. What gifts did the man's mother give the little boy for Christmas the year they built a higher wall?

3. How is the housemaid described at the end of the story as she walks back to the house?

4. The sounds of the alarms in the suburban neighborhood were likened to which creatures?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 298 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample