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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 robber.
(b) A Dragon.
(c) A cop.
(d) A Prince.

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

3. 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 had been warned by his mother not to take anyone in off the street.
(c) They could not afford to pay anyone else.
(d) They did not need any extra help.

4. 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 entangled in its fangs.
(b) The alarm would go off.
(c) They would get electrocuted.
(d) They would get suffocated.

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

6. How are the coils the man and woman have installed around their wall described when the workmen are putting them in?
(a) Fierce and cutting.
(b) Serrated and stinging.
(c) Sharp as a knife.
(d) Razor-bladed.

7. Who gave the man and woman money to build a higher wall around their house?
(a) The woman's father.
(b) The man's mother.
(c) The neighborhood association.
(d) They took out a loan.

8. 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) The cat.
(c) Garden stones.
(d) His tricycle.

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

10. 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) Zipped and zapped.
(c) Bounced and pounced.
(d) Splished and splashed.

11. 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.

12. How is the housemaid described at the end of the story as she walks back to the house?
(a) Speechless.
(b) Hopeless.
(c) Hysterical.
(d) Melancholy.

13. 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 pogo stick.
(c) His walkie talkie.
(d) His tricycle.

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

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

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. How do the intruders get past the iron bars in the suburban homes?

3. What additional security option does the husband and wife choose after comparing various styles in the neighborhood?

4. At the end of the story, what is the coil tunnel said to be "just wide enough for" (30)?

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

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