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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 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) Roses and nice lawns.
(c) Elaborate pools.
(d) Nice cars.

2. Who runs out of the house second and finds the boy at the end of the story?
(a) The cat.
(b) The housemaid and gardener.
(c) The man and the woman.
(d) The wise old witch.

3. Where did the man and woman get the plaque that said "YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED" (25) when they first began their life together?
(a) A local gift-shop.
(b) The woman's father.
(c) The Neighborhood Watch.
(d) The man's mother.

4. What happens "after the first fixing of [the metal fencing's] razor teeth at the end of the story?
(a) The boy's body is entangled.
(b) The dog's body is entangled.
(c) The cat's body is entangled.
(d) The alarm goes off.

5. According to the narrator's tale, under what conditions were people who lived in the city allowed in the suburbs?
(a) As teachers and secretaries.
(b) As doctors and lawyers.
(c) As housemaids and gardeners.
(d) As nannies and drivers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the company that installs the security fence the man and woman have installed toward the end of the story?

2. What is said to have happened in one family's home while the family was at dinner?

3. What additional security option does the husband and wife choose after comparing various styles in the neighborhood?

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

5. What is the man's mother called in the narrator's tale?

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