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

2. What does the wife worry the people from the city might come to their home and do some day?
(a) Tear off the plaque and stream in.
(b) Kidnap their maid and gardener.
(c) Go for a swim in their beautiful pool.
(d) Throw bombs and destroy all they have.

3. What "most profound" place does the narrator say men may be deep under her home?
(a) Homes.
(b) Brooks.
(c) Tombs.
(d) Boats.

4. What did the old widower who was murdered have to protect him?
(a) Guns.
(b) Fierce dogs.
(c) An electronic alarm system.
(d) Security guards.

5. Who runs out of the house second and finds the boy at the end of the story?
(a) The cat.
(b) The housemaid and gardener.
(c) The man and the woman.
(d) The wise old witch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man say cats always do, so they need not worry about him getting hurt on the new fencing?

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

3. Where did the cat sleep after the serrated metal coils were installed?

4. What sounds collided with the screams at the end of the story?

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

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