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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of his son's toys did the man take in from the yard every night in case someone came in?
(a) His toy soldiers.
(b) His tricycle.
(c) His walkie talkie.
(d) His pogo stick.

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

3. The sounds of the alarms in the suburban neighborhood were likened to which creatures?
(a) Frogs and cicadas.
(b) Mosquitoes and bluejays.
(c) Blackbirds and crickets.
(d) Bees and grasshoppers.

4. 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 loafers.
(d) They were thieves.

5. 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) Wolf Fangs.
(c) Bear Claws.
(d) Dragon's Teeth.

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

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

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

9. 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) Roses and nice lawns.
(b) Neighbors in fancy outfits.
(c) Elaborate pools.
(d) Nice cars.

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

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

12. Who is the first to find the boy at the end of the story?
(a) The housemaid and the gardener.
(b) The cat.
(c) The man and the woman.
(d) The wise old witch.

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

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

15. How do the intruders get past the iron bars in the suburban homes?
(a) They bend them.
(b) They melt them.
(c) They squeeze through them.
(d) They saw through them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says they "hope the cat will take heed" (30) after the serrated metal coils are installed?

2. In addition to taken items from homes, what did the suburban intruders do in the homes?

3. What words are used to describe the sounds the alarms in the suburban neighborhood made?

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

5. What is it said would happen if someone tried to get through the tunnel of the security fence the man and woman installed?

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