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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the little boy pretend to be at the end of the story?
(a) A Dragon.
(b) A Prince.
(c) A cop.
(d) A robber.

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

3. 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) Nice cars.
(d) Elaborate pools.

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

5. What is described as the "low-cost option" neighbors used to secure their homes?
(a) Getting stickers with security company's names on them.
(b) Getting guard dogs.
(c) Broken glass embedded in cement on the tops of walls.
(d) Setting booby traps.

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

7. What is the gardener doing as he walks back to the house at the end of the story?
(a) Crawling.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Yelling.
(d) Weeping.

8. What is it said would happen if someone tried to get through the tunnel of the security fence the man and woman installed?
(a) The alarm would go off.
(b) They would get electrocuted.
(c) They would get entangled in its fangs.
(d) They would get suffocated.

9. What does the boy pretend the serrated metal coils are at the end of the story?
(a) A secret fortress.
(b) A thicket of thorns.
(c) A xylophone.
(d) A ladder.

10. What is said to have happened in one family's home while the family was at dinner?
(a) The television was smashed.
(b) The car was stolen.
(c) The bedrooms were ransacked.
(d) The bar was raided.

11. Who says they "hope the cat will take heed" (30) after the serrated metal coils are installed?
(a) The woman.
(b) The wise old witch.
(c) The boy.
(d) The man.

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

13. Why did the wife suggest they build a higher wall around their house?
(a) She wanted it to block out the sun.
(b) She worried her son would climb over their current wall.
(c) She wanted their wall higher than their neighbors.
(d) Her husband suggested that someone might still be able to climb in.

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

15. 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 alarm goes off.
(c) The cat's body is entangled.
(d) The dog's body is entangled.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the first to find the boy at the end of the story?

3. Why did people in the city begin spending time in the suburbs even if they were not housemaids or gardeners?

4. What did the husband tell his wife she was doing by giving things to the city people who came to the suburbs?

5. The sounds of the alarms in the suburban neighborhood were likened to which creatures?

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