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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. After their water supply is destroyed, what do Marcus and Mr. McTeague do while stranded in the desert?
(a) They argue over money.
(b) They head back toward home and resolve their differences.
(c) They argue over the spilled water.
(d) They argue about the heat.

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

3. How does Old Grannis react to Miss Baker's offer of tea?
(a) Old Grannis begins to laugh hysterically.
(b) Old Grannis accepts the tea.
(c) Old Grannis walks out of the room.
(d) Old Grannis cries harder.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While in the dessert, what does Mr. McTeague resolve to do?

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

3. How does Mr. McTeague feel about Trina after he expresses his feelings about their money?

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

5. What do we learn in Chapter 16 about Trina's gruesome discovery?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 13, what does Mr. McTeague receive from City Hall and how does he react?

2. In Chapter 20, what causes Mr. McTeague to take caution, while he alone in his cabin, and what is his reaction?

3. What eventually causes Mr. McTeague to leave his new profitable line of work in chapter 21?

4. What happens to create Maria's dementia?

5. What drives Zerkow to madness and why does he kill Maria?

6. What news does the "Other Dentist" deliver that change's Mrs. McTeague's view of what other people think about the couple's financial situation?

7. What does Trina ask of Mr. McTeague before he goes out into the icy, cold rain that further feeds Mr. McTeague's anger?

8. What happens in the desert when Marcus confronts Mr. McTeague and how do the two solve the situation?

9. Who does Mrs. McTeague suspect is behind the City Hall notice and what was the person's motive?

10. What do Marcus and Mr. McTeague fight over as they stand in the desert heat?

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