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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 were the riots said to be in the tale the narrator tells herself?
(a) In the city.
(b) In her mind.
(c) In another country.
(d) In a far away land.

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

3. What does the narrator stare at in her bed as she listens to the sounds in her house?
(a) Her reflection in the mirror.
(b) Her gun.
(c) The door.
(d) The floor.

4. What woke the narrator in the night at the start of the story?
(a) Her husband.
(b) The phone ringing.
(c) A creaking sound in her house.
(d) A rainstorm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What game did the little boy like to play after they installed a speaker at the gates of their home?

2. Who had recommended the gardener to the man and his wife?

3. What sounds collided with the screams at the end of the story?

4. What are some of the things intruders would take from suburban homes?

5. What is it said the house and swimming pool and car could not be insured against?

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