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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mr. McTeague tell Trina he is going as they sit in their new house?
(a) Fishing for the day.
(b) Job hunting for the day.
(c) To open up a savings account for his wife's money.
(d) To visit Marcus.

2. What does Maria do after her baby is born?
(a) Maria knits baby clothes as a side job.
(b) Maria falls into gambling, once again.
(c) Maria falls into dementia.
(d) Maria gets another job.

3. What prompts this sudden thrust of courage from Miss Baker to offer Old Grannis tea?
(a) She does not know.
(b) She is convinced that Old Grannis has information that she needs.
(c) She hears of Mr. McTeague's actions toward his wife.
(d) She is compelled by the news about Maria.

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

5. While in the dessert, what does Mr. McTeague resolve to do?
(a) To leave his gold fortune behind.
(b) To run from his wife's ghost.
(c) To turn himself in to the authorities.
(d) To stay on the run from the authorities.

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

7. How much of Trina's lottery winnings is spent on solving the McTeague's housing issues?
(a) 10 percent of it.
(b) All of it.
(c) 5 percent of it.
(d) None of it.

8. In Chapter 19, Trina still has five thousand dollars, but where is the money?
(a) In her parent's house for safekeeping.
(b) Still invested in her uncle's toy shop.
(c) In the bank.
(d) Under her mattress.

9. Upon entering Maria's apartment to talk, what gruesome discovery does Trina make?
(a) Maria is dead.
(b) Zerkow and Maria dead.
(c) Maria's child is dead.
(d) Zerkow is dead.

10. What event immediately happens to Mr. McTeague after he and his wife move, that causes further tension in the McTeague household?
(a) He gets a raise.
(b) He has been offered a better paying job elsewhere.
(c) He quits.
(d) He gets fired.

11. How does Miss Baker and Old Grannis having tea change their relationship?
(a) The two move around the room restlessly.
(b) The two immediately separate and go back to their flats.
(c) The two sit together, for the first time, with no wall between them.
(d) Miss Baker is comfortable, but Old Grannis is uncomfortable.

12. What animal does Marcus bring with him to the desert?
(a) A horse.
(b) A camel.
(c) A mule.
(d) A pony.

13. Why is Old Grannis sad about his actions in chapter 17?
(a) He put a price on something he loves.
(b) He regrets never being able to listen to his phonograph.
(c) He will never being able to talk with Miss Baker again.
(d) He regrets his decision to move.

14. 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) Continue to work as a dentist.
(c) Leave town immediately.
(d) Find something else to do.

15. After Mr. McTeague leaves Trina for good, In what location does he find a job?
(a) A dental machinery plant.
(b) In the "Other Dentist's" office.
(c) The Big Dipper Mine.
(d) An oil field.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Trina refuses Mr. McTeague's request in Chapter 19, how does he react?

2. What final event leads to Mr. McTeague's demise?

3. What disease is Mrs. McTeague diagnosed?

4. What do Mr. McTeague and his companions believe about their big find in the desert?

5. How does Old Grannis react to Miss Baker's offer of tea?

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