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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the housemaid say to the woman who hung about the suburbs looking for work?
(a) They were good people.
(b) They were desperate.
(c) They were thieves.
(d) They were loafers.

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) Elaborate pools.
(d) Nice cars.

4. What happens "after the first fixing of [the metal fencing's] razor teeth at the end of the story?
(a) The alarm goes off.
(b) The boy's body is entangled.
(c) The dog's body is entangled.
(d) The cat's body is entangled.

5. Why did the man and the woman not hire any of the people from the city who came seeking jobs?
(a) They had no resumes.
(b) They could not afford to pay anyone else.
(c) They did not need any extra help.
(d) They had been warned by his mother not to take anyone in off the street.

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

7. What does the mother do to get the boy to sleep at the end of the story?
(a) Watch a movie with him.
(b) Read him a fairy tale.
(c) Give him sleeping medication.
(d) Sing him a lullaby.

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

9. What gifts did the man's mother give the little boy for Christmas the year they built a higher wall?
(a) A Space Man outfit and a fairy tale book.
(b) A toy gun and a baseball bat.
(c) A firetruck and a football.
(d) Walkie talkies and a tricycle.

10. What does the little boy drag to the wall while he is playing make believe at the end of the story?
(a) A ladder.
(b) Garden stones.
(c) His tricycle.
(d) The cat.

11. Why did owners of suburban homes particularly mourn when the intruders drank their single malt scotch?
(a) They usually saved it for a special occasion.
(b) It was too expensive to replace.
(c) They felt the intruders were unable to appreciate what they were drinking.
(d) They did not make that kind anymore.

12. What sounds collided with the screams at the end of the story?
(a) The dog's bark.
(b) The cat's wail.
(c) The alarm.
(d) The neighbor's shouts.

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

14. 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.

15. What words are used to describe the sounds the alarms in the suburban neighborhood made?
(a) Shrills, beats, and wails.
(b) Bangs and booms.
(c) Jingle jangles.
(d) Beeps, honks, and toots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is described as the "low-cost option" neighbors used to secure their homes?

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

3. What is the name of the company that installs the security fence the man and woman have installed toward the end of the story?

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

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

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