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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the husband tell his wife she was doing by giving things to the city people who came to the suburbs?

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

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

5. What did the housemaid say to the woman who hung about the suburbs looking for work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the unemployed begin doing in the suburbs?

3. After the man and woman decided they should build a higher wall, what did the man's mother get them for Christmas? What did she get for their son?

4. Rather than noting lovely roses and gardens, what did the man and woman begin to admire during their neighborhood walks with their son and dog?

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

6. What did the son pretend to be the day after his mother read him a fairy tale from the book the Wise Old Witch gave him?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay examining the ending of “Once Upon a Time.” How did the ending fit into the storyline? Do you think the ending was effective? What theme might the ending represent? What might the author have done differently?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the story and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Examine how fairy tales play a part in the plot of the story.

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