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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 27 - 30 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did thieves do to "somebody's trusted housemaid" (26) after the city riots were suppressed?
(a) Kidnapped her.
(b) Tied her up and shut her in a cupboard.
(c) Made her tell them where all the family jewelry was.
(d) Stabbed her.

2. According to the narrator's tale, under what conditions were people who lived in the city allowed in the suburbs?
(a) As nannies and drivers.
(b) As doctors and lawyers.
(c) As teachers and secretaries.
(d) As housemaids and gardeners.

3. What are some of the things intruders would take from suburban homes?
(a) Pots and pans and coffee makers.
(b) Cassette players, radios and jewelry.
(c) Books and DVDs.
(d) Computers and cell phones.

4. Who does the boy pretend he is saving at the end of the story?
(a) Snow White.
(b) The Little Mermaid.
(c) Cinderella.
(d) Sleeping Beauty.

5. What does the little boy drag to the wall while he is playing make believe at the end of the story?
(a) The cat.
(b) His tricycle.
(c) A ladder.
(d) Garden stones.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says they "hope the cat will take heed" (30) after the serrated metal coils are installed?

2. Who is the first to find the boy at the end of the story?

3. The sounds of the alarms in the suburban neighborhood were likened to which creatures?

4. What words are used to describe the sounds the alarms in the suburban neighborhood made?

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

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