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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 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) Wolf Fangs.
(d) Bear Claws.

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

3. What did thieves do to "somebody's trusted housemaid" (26) after the city riots were suppressed?
(a) Made her tell them where all the family jewelry was.
(b) Stabbed her.
(c) Tied her up and shut her in a cupboard.
(d) Kidnapped her.

4. What did "a certain novelist" say every writer "ought to write at least once" (23)?
(a) A thriller.
(b) A screenplay.
(c) A haiku.
(d) A children's story.

5. Where did the cat sleep after the serrated metal coils were installed?
(a) The boy's bed.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The man and woman's bed.
(d) The garden.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator do when she is unable to go back to sleep?

3. What did the man and woman see outside while they were discussing the latest armed robbery one night?

4. What is the gardener doing as he walks back to the house at the end of the story?

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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