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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) The man was masked so you could not tell if he was Black or white.
(b) It contained a peace sign.
(c) It depicted a Black hand holding a white hand.
(d) It said "All Are Welcome."

2. What adjective is used to describe the housemaid in the narrator's tale?
(a) Itinerant.
(b) Trustworthy.
(c) Eccentric.
(d) Loquacious.

3. What is the man's mother called in the narrator's tale?
(a) The wicked witch.
(b) The good witch.
(c) The fairy godmother.
(d) The wise old witch.

4. After the incident with a neighbor's housemaid, what did the man and woman's housemaid beg them to do?
(a) Get a gun.
(b) Give her a raise.
(c) Move to the country.
(d) Install burglar bars and an alarm system.

5. What does the narrator describe as "finely tuned" in the night?
(a) Her piano.
(b) One's senses.
(c) The universe.
(d) Machinery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument does the narrator cite when describing how "the misbeats of [her] heart tailed off" (24)?

2. What reason does the narrator give for the casual laborer murdering an old widower?

3. Where does the story the narrator tells herself take place?

4. What game did the little boy like to play after they installed a speaker at the gates of their home?

5. What does someone tell the narrator she should write for an upcoming anthology?

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