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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the boy pretend he is saving at the end of the story?
(a) The Little Mermaid.
(b) Cinderella.
(c) Sleeping Beauty.
(d) Snow White.

2. What words are used to describe the way the sunlight interacts with the serrated metal fencing the man and woman install?
(a) Flashed and slashed.
(b) Splished and splashed.
(c) Bounced and pounced.
(d) Zipped and zapped.

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

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

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) Bear Claws.
(b) Dragon's Teeth.
(c) Wolf Fangs.
(d) Snake Bite.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What reason does the narrator give for the casual laborer murdering an old widower?

3. What did thieves do to "somebody's trusted housemaid" (26) after the city riots were suppressed?

4. Who lives in the home the narrator describes at the start of her story?

5. Who is the first to find the boy at the end of the story?

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