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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man say cats always do, so they need not worry about him getting hurt on the new fencing?
(a) Avoid danger.
(b) Look before they leap.
(c) Have extra lives.
(d) Land on all fours.

2. What does the boy pretend the serrated metal coils are at the end of the story?
(a) A xylophone.
(b) A ladder.
(c) A thicket of thorns.
(d) A secret fortress.

3. What were the man and woman and little boy no longer able to admire when they took their dog for walks around the neighborhood?
(a) Neighbors in fancy outfits.
(b) Elaborate pools.
(c) Roses and nice lawns.
(d) Nice cars.

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

5. Why did owners of suburban homes particularly mourn when the intruders drank their single malt scotch?
(a) They did not make that kind anymore.
(b) They felt the intruders were unable to appreciate what they were drinking.
(c) It was too expensive to replace.
(d) They usually saved it for a special occasion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens "after the first fixing of [the metal fencing's] razor teeth at the end of the story?

2. What type of people are said to live in the city in the tale the narrator tells herself?

3. Why did the neighborhood alarms often go unanswered after many had them installed?

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

5. Why did the man and the woman not hire any of the people from the city who came seeking jobs?

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