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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy pretend the serrated metal coils are at the end of the story?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what would likely happen should someone attempt to climb the wall with the serrated metal coils installed?

2. Who helps remove the little boy at the end of the story? How do they do it?

3. Why were homeowners particularly crushed when intruders drank their single malt scotch?

4. Why did the neighborhood alarm systems tend to go unanswered?

5. Describe the various security options the man and woman noticed during their neighborhood walk.

6. What did the wife do for the people who hung around looking for work outside their home? What did the housemaid think of them?

7. What were intruders able to do even while the alarms wailed in the suburbs, and what did they take?

8. How did the son end up getting entangled in the new security fence at the end of the story?

9. After building a higher wall, what did the man and woman notice the cat doing one night while discussing the latest robberies?

10. Despite thinking it the ugliest, what option did the man and woman choose to enhance security after building a higher wall?

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