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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 23 - 26 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the plaque meant to indicate that the property owner was not racist?
(a) It said "All Are Welcome."
(b) It contained a peace sign.
(c) It depicted a Black hand holding a white hand.
(d) The man was masked so you could not tell if he was Black or white.

2. Who had recommended the gardener to the man and his wife?
(a) Neighbors.
(b) The man's mother.
(c) The woman's sister.
(d) The child's teacher.

3. Why did the neighborhood alarms often go unanswered after many had them installed?
(a) They could not tell whose house it was coming from.
(b) Pets were setting them off.
(c) They were often on vacation.
(d) Kids would set them off for fun.

4. Where were the riots said to be in the tale the narrator tells herself?
(a) In a far away land.
(b) In another country.
(c) In her mind.
(d) In the city.

5. Where did the man and woman get the plaque that said "YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED" (25) when they first began their life together?
(a) A local gift-shop.
(b) The man's mother.
(c) The woman's father.
(d) The Neighborhood Watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What begins to happen once the riots in the city are suppressed?

2. What does the man tell his wife to ease her fears the people from the city will come to their house in the suburbs?

3. What "most profound" place does the narrator say men may be deep under her home?

4. According to the narrator's tale, under what conditions were people who lived in the city allowed in the suburbs?

5. What woke the narrator in the night at the start of the story?

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