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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) They felt the intruders were unable to appreciate what they were drinking.
(c) They did not make that kind anymore.
(d) It was too expensive to replace.

2. What does the man say cats always do, so they need not worry about him getting hurt on the new fencing?
(a) Land on all fours.
(b) Look before they leap.
(c) Have extra lives.
(d) Avoid danger.

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

4. What words are used to describe the way the sunlight interacts with the serrated metal fencing the man and woman install?
(a) Bounced and pounced.
(b) Flashed and slashed.
(c) Zipped and zapped.
(d) Splished and splashed.

5. 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 toy soldiers.
(c) His pogo stick.
(d) His walkie talkie.

6. At the end of the story, what is the coil tunnel said to be "just wide enough for" (30)?
(a) An intruder to squeeze through.
(b) The rain to seep through.
(c) The cat to sleep in.
(d) The boy to creep in.

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

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

9. What did the man and woman see outside while they were discussing the latest armed robbery one night?
(a) A neighbor's car get stolen.
(b) Someone sneaking around their garden.
(c) The cat effortlessly climb over the wall.
(d) Their son sneaking off with a stranger.

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

11. 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 suffocated.
(d) They would get entangled in its fangs.

12. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the man and woman and little boy no longer able to admire when they took their dog for walks around the neighborhood?

2. Who gave the man and woman money to build a higher wall around their house?

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

4. How is the housemaid described at the end of the story as she walks back to the house?

5. Where did the cat sleep after the serrated metal coils were installed?

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