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

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. In addition to taken items from homes, what did the suburban intruders do in the homes?
(a) Ate and drank.
(b) Read.
(c) Napped.
(d) Had parties.

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

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

5. What gifts did the man's mother give the little boy for Christmas the year they built a higher wall?
(a) A firetruck and a football.
(b) A Space Man outfit and a fairy tale book.
(c) Walkie talkies and a tricycle.
(d) A toy gun and a baseball bat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What precautions does the narrator say she does not take in her home, despite having the same fears of those that do?

3. Who is said to have offered a warning to the man and woman when they started their life together?

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

5. Who is the author of "Once Upon a Time"?

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