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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the little boy pretend to be at the end of the story?
(a) A cop.
(b) A robber.
(c) A Prince.
(d) A Dragon.

2. What type of people are said to live in the city in the tale the narrator tells herself?
(a) People of another color.
(b) People of a higher caste.
(c) Religious people.
(d) Artistic people.

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

4. What did "a certain novelist" say every writer "ought to write at least once" (23)?
(a) A children's story.
(b) A haiku.
(c) A thriller.
(d) A screenplay.

5. What instrument does the narrator cite when describing how "the misbeats of [her] heart tailed off" (24)?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Flute.
(c) Trumpet.
(d) Xylophone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the housemaid say to the woman who hung about the suburbs looking for work?

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

3. What "most profound" place does the narrator say men may be deep under her home?

4. According to the narrator's tale, under what conditions were people who lived in the city allowed in the suburbs?

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

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