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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 happens "after the first fixing of [the metal fencing's] razor teeth at the end of the story?
(a) The cat's body is entangled.
(b) The alarm goes off.
(c) The dog's body is entangled.
(d) The boy's body is entangled.

2. What does the mother do to get the boy to sleep at the end of the story?
(a) Sing him a lullaby.
(b) Watch a movie with him.
(c) Read him a fairy tale.
(d) Give him sleeping medication.

3. What information was affixed to some of the security walls of people's houses in the suburbs?
(a) The company who installed them.
(b) Who to call in case of emergency.
(c) The local police number.
(d) The local homeless shelter.

4. According to the narrator's tale, who were being shot by the police in the city?
(a) Rioters.
(b) Other police officers.
(c) Burglars.
(d) Schoolchildren.

5. What were the man and woman and little boy no longer able to admire when they took their dog for walks around the neighborhood?
(a) Elaborate pools.
(b) Roses and nice lawns.
(c) Neighbors in fancy outfits.
(d) Nice cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the husband do to assuage his wife's fears that people from the city might intrude on their home in the suburbs?

2. What did the husband tell his wife she was doing by giving things to the city people who came to the suburbs?

3. What gifts did the man's mother give the little boy for Christmas the year they built a higher wall?

4. In addition to taken items from homes, what did the suburban intruders do in the homes?

5. What does the narrator describe as "finely tuned" in the night?

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