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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon the second notice from City Hall, what does Trina suggest that Mr. McTeague do rather than dip into her lottery winnings?
(a) Become a plumber.
(b) Find something else to do.
(c) Continue to work as a dentist.
(d) Leave town immediately.

2. What do the police discover that Zerkow is holding as they search for him?
(a) A marble statue.
(b) A porcelain vase.
(c) Pieces of gold plate.
(d) A burlap sack of gold coins.

3. How long after Trina's picnic are Maria and Zerkow married?
(a) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) One day.
(d) One year.

4. How does Mr. McTeague's relationship with his wife change in chapter 16 after he expresses his feelings about their money?
(a) He becomes less and less abusive.
(b) He becomes more and more abusive.
(c) He becomes more and more emotionally distant.
(d) He becomes more and more loving.

5. What is an unfortunate side-effect of Maria's short-lived dementia?
(a) She must be hospitalized.
(b) She cannot remember the baby's name.
(c) She has no recollection of the story she has recounted dozens of times.
(d) She goes insane.

6. Where does Trina sleep after Mr. McTeague has left her?
(a) In a room above the kindergarten where she cleans.
(b) In a room in Miss Baker's flat.
(c) In a room in Zerkow's old house.
(d) In the McTeague's old flat.

7. What shift does Mr. McTeague choose in his new job?
(a) The afternoon shift.
(b) The night shift.
(c) The evening shift.
(d) The day shift.

8. What is the historical significance of Mr. McTeague's new job in chapter 20?
(a) Mr. McTeague is going back to make amends with the "Other Dentist."
(b) Mr. McTeague is going back to heal things up with Marcus.
(c) Mr. McTeague worked as a child in the Big Dipper Mine before being sent away to learn dentistry.
(d) Mr. McTeague worked as a child in Los Angeles.

9. In Chapter 21, what is Mr. McTeague's state of mind?
(a) Angry.
(b) Frightened.
(c) Happy.
(d) Paranoid.

10. Who does Mrs. McTeague suspect is behind the notice from City Hall?
(a) The "Other Dentist."
(b) Maria.
(c) Marcus.
(d) Zerkow.

11. After Mr. McTeague leaves his new job, where does he end up?
(a) Prospecting with a couple of miners.
(b) Gambling with a couple of men.
(c) Robbing tents with a couple of robbers.
(d) Driving a stage coach.

12. When Mr. McTeague first receives a notice from City Hall what does it say?
(a) He is not permitted to continue his practice.
(b) He cannot live and work in the same building.
(c) He and his wife must pay taxes on the lottery winnings.
(d) He will win an ethical business award.

13. What does Mr. McTeague do at the end of Chapter 20, when he sees someone coming through the darkness toward his room?
(a) He pleads for mercy.
(b) He shoots blindly into the darkess.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He fights for his life.

14. Under what name does Mr. McTeague work at his new job?
(a) Burlington.
(b) Beauregard.
(c) Belton.
(d) Burlingame.

15. At the beginning of Chapter 17, Old Grannis is sad about something he's done. What is it?
(a) He has sold his favorite phonograph.
(b) He has sold his favorite easy chair.
(c) He has decided to move.
(d) He sold his binding apparatus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event immediately happens to Mr. McTeague after he and his wife move, that causes further tension in the McTeague household?

2. What does the story of Old Grannis and Miss Baker relationship offer in the book?

3. What disease is Mrs. McTeague diagnosed?

4. After their water supply is destroyed, what do Marcus and Mr. McTeague do while stranded in the desert?

5. After traveling through unyielding desert heat, encountering rattlesnakes and suffering through bouts of paranoia, whom does Mr. McTeague encounter?

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