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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of his son's toys did the man take in from the yard every night in case someone came in?
(a) His tricycle.
(b) His pogo stick.
(c) His toy soldiers.
(d) His walkie talkie.

2. Where does the story the narrator tells herself take place?
(a) A condo by the ocean.
(b) A house in the suburbs.
(c) An apartment in the city.
(d) A house in the country.

3. Who is the author of "Once Upon a Time"?
(a) Nadia Golen.
(b) Nadine Gordimer.
(c) Grace Newsom.
(d) Nancy Greer.

4. What additional security option does the husband and wife choose after comparing various styles in the neighborhood?
(a) 12-inch pikes.
(b) Iron grilles with lance-points.
(c) Serrated metal coils.
(d) Glass embedded in cement.

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?
(a) He has electronically-controlled gates installed.
(b) He buys them a house in the country.
(c) He buys her a gun.
(d) He adds padlocks to their doors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does the narrator cite when describing how "the misbeats of [her] heart tailed off" (24)?

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

3. What did the woman have the housemaid do to the people from the city who hung about looking for work?

4. What adjective is used to describe the housemaid in the narrator's tale?

5. What begins to happen once the riots in the city are suppressed?

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