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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At first, what does Trina instruct Mr. McTeague to do about the notice from City Hall?
(a) Pack up and leave town for a week.
(b) Pack up and leave town for good.
(c) Ignore the notice and continue practicing.
(d) Heed the notice's warning.

2. What does Trina tell Mr. McTeague to do after something happens at his job in Chapter 15?
(a) She makes him tell the neighbors that he has been fired.
(b) She tells him to sit down and she will make him a drink.
(c) She sends him out in the cold rain to get another job.
(d) She gives him money to go buy groceries.

3. 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 fights for his life.
(d) He runs away.

4. What do we learn in Chapter 16 about Trina's gruesome discovery?
(a) Maria has been murdered.
(b) Zerkow has been murdered.
(c) Maria has killed herself.
(d) Maria's child has had an accident.

5. What is the state of Maria's baby's health when it is born?
(a) It has breathing problems.
(b) Unhealthy.
(c) Fused hands and feet.
(d) Healthy.

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

7. How does Mr. McTeague express his feelings to Trina about their money after the mishap during his job hunt?
(a) He raises his fist and makes a motion to strike her.
(b) He says he is angry with Trina and leaves their flat for good.
(c) He tells Trina he is angry with her.
(d) He says he will no longer tolerate Trina hoarding of their money.

8. What is Zerkow's reaction to Maria's dementia?
(a) Zerkow is outraged and resolves to find the treasure, at any cost.
(b) Zerkow is angered, but loves his wife anyway.
(c) Zerkow is saddened and resolves to help his wife recover.
(d) Zerkow is neither happy nor unhappy, he continues his business as he has always done, slow and steady.

9. When Trina refuses Mr. McTeague's request in Chapter 19, how does he react?
(a) Mr. McTeague laughs hysterically and runs out of the room.
(b) Mr. McTeague cries and pleads for Trina's forgiveness.
(c) Mr. McTeague is angry and storms out of the room.
(d) Mr. McTeague is angry and kills Trina.

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

11. What do Marcus and Mr. McTeague decide to do with no water in the middle of the desert?
(a) To search for a desert oasis for water.
(b) To run after the animal.
(c) To get water from a cactus.
(d) To shoot the animal, taking care not to shot through the canteen.

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

13. 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.

14. When Mr. McTeague encounters someone in the desert, what is the first question asked of them?
(a) Where the gold is.
(b) Where the five thousand dollars is.
(c) Where the silver is.
(d) Where the ten thousand dollars is.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the sale of the McTeague's items, what is the only thing that remains in their old flat?

2. What happens when Marcus turns to get water from his animal in the desert?

3. How long after Trina's picnic are Maria and Zerkow married?

4. After Mr. McTeague's departure, what is Trina doing for money?

5. What mishap happens as Mr. McTeague follows Mrs. McTeague's instructions regarding his job?

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