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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. Why is Old Grannis sad about his actions in chapter 17?
2. While in the dessert, what does Mr. McTeague resolve to do?
3. After their water supply is destroyed, what do Marcus and Mr. McTeague do while stranded in the desert?
4. How does Mr. McTeague's relationship with his wife change in chapter 16 after he expresses his feelings about their money?
5. After traveling through unyielding desert heat, encountering rattlesnakes and suffering through bouts of paranoia, whom does Mr. McTeague encounter?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Trina ask of Mr. McTeague before he goes out into the icy, cold rain that further feeds Mr. McTeague's anger?
2. In Chapter 13, what does Mr. McTeague receive from City Hall and how does he react?
3. How does Mrs. McTeague show her emotional descent into becoming a miser?
4. Who does Mrs. McTeague suspect is behind the City Hall notice and what was the person's motive?
5. What happens to create Maria's dementia?
6. What big decision does Marcus make at the end of chapter 12?
7. What eventually causes Mr. McTeague to leave his new profitable line of work in chapter 21?
8. Trina expresses her emotions to Mr. McTeague, in Chapter 15, and the tables turn on her. How does Mr. McTeague react?
9. What line of work does Mr. McTeague pursue in Chapter 21, with whom, and what transpires?
10. How does Trina's obsession with money contribute to her loss of love and relationship?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Marcus seethes with envy for Mr. McTeague during most of the book. He finally decides to confront Mr. McTeague. Why is Mr. McTeague shocked at Marcus' confrontation at the coffee-joint? What is Mr. McTeague's reasoning for waiting up for Marcus at Parlours?
Essay Topic 2
Marcus never really tells Mr. McTeague the truth about his feelings for Trina. Choose two of the following characters and analyze how they do not communicate their true feelings with another. Maria, Trina, McTeague.
Essay Topic 3
Money plays a big role in the book. In what ways do the following characters perpetuate the myth that "money can buy happiness:" Trina, Maria, and Marcus? In what ways do the characters prove this adage wrong?
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