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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of the story, what is the coil tunnel said to be "just wide enough for" (30)?
(a) An intruder to squeeze through.
(b) The boy to creep in.
(c) The cat to sleep in.
(d) The rain to seep through.

2. What does the man say cats always do, so they need not worry about him getting hurt on the new fencing?
(a) Avoid danger.
(b) Look before they leap.
(c) Have extra lives.
(d) Land on all fours.

3. Where did the cat sleep after the serrated metal coils were installed?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The man and woman's bed.
(c) The boy's bed.
(d) The garden.

4. 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) Garden stones.
(d) The cat.

5. Who says they "hope the cat will take heed" (30) after the serrated metal coils are installed?
(a) The man.
(b) The woman.
(c) The wise old witch.
(d) The boy.

6. Why did people in the city begin spending time in the suburbs even if they were not housemaids or gardeners?
(a) They had friends in the suburbs.
(b) They were looking for work.
(c) Their kids were bussed there for school.
(d) They were waiting for families to leave so they could rob them.

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

8. What is said to have happened in one family's home while the family was at dinner?
(a) The bedrooms were ransacked.
(b) The car was stolen.
(c) The television was smashed.
(d) The bar was raided.

9. How is the housemaid described at the end of the story as she walks back to the house?
(a) Speechless.
(b) Melancholy.
(c) Hysterical.
(d) Hopeless.

10. What did the husband tell his wife she was doing by giving things to the city people who came to the suburbs?
(a) Wasting their money.
(b) Encouraging them.
(c) Embarrassing him.
(d) Helping them.

11. What words are used to describe the sounds the alarms in the suburban neighborhood made?
(a) Jingle jangles.
(b) Shrills, beats, and wails.
(c) Beeps, honks, and toots.
(d) Bangs and booms.

12. Who is the first to find the boy at the end of the story?
(a) The cat.
(b) The man and the woman.
(c) The housemaid and the gardener.
(d) The wise old witch.

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

14. What additional security option does the husband and wife choose after comparing various styles in the neighborhood?
(a) Iron grilles with lance-points.
(b) 12-inch pikes.
(c) Glass embedded in cement.
(d) Serrated metal coils.

15. Who gave the man and woman money to build a higher wall around their house?
(a) They took out a loan.
(b) The man's mother.
(c) The neighborhood association.
(d) The woman's father.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did the woman have the housemaid do to the people from the city who hung about looking for work?

4. What does the boy pretend the serrated metal coils are at the end of the story?

5. What is it said would happen if someone tried to get through the tunnel of the security fence the man and woman installed?

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