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

3. What did the woman have the housemaid do to the people from the city who hung about looking for work?
(a) Shoo them away.
(b) Bring them bread and tea.
(c) Give them money.
(d) Bring them clothes.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why did people in the city begin spending time in the suburbs even if they were not housemaids or gardeners?
(a) Their kids were bussed there for school.
(b) They had friends in the suburbs.
(c) They were waiting for families to leave so they could rob them.
(d) They were looking for work.

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

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

12. What information was affixed to some of the security walls of people's houses in the suburbs?
(a) The local homeless shelter.
(b) The local police number.
(c) Who to call in case of emergency.
(d) The company who installed them.

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

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

15. What did the husband tell his wife she was doing by giving things to the city people who came to the suburbs?
(a) Encouraging them.
(b) Helping them.
(c) Wasting their money.
(d) Embarrassing him.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the little boy drag to the wall while he is playing make believe at the end of the story?

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