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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 adjective is used to describe the housemaid in the narrator's tale?
(a) Trustworthy.
(b) Itinerant.
(c) Loquacious.
(d) Eccentric.

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

3. 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 adds padlocks to their doors.
(c) He buys her a gun.
(d) He buys them a house in the country.

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

5. In addition to taken items from homes, what did the suburban intruders do in the homes?
(a) Ate and drank.
(b) Had parties.
(c) Napped.
(d) Read.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the coils the man and woman have installed around their wall described when the workmen are putting them in?

2. What adjective is used to describe the gardener in the narrator's tale?

3. Why did the wife suggest they build a higher wall around their house?

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

5. What pets does the family in the narrator's story have at home?

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