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Questions and Answers
What kind of environment did the narrator grow up in in New York State?
What kind of environment did the narrator grow up in in New York State?
The narrator grew up in the country with no sidewalks or streetlights.
What did the narrator hope to witness by walking around after dark in their new location?
What did the narrator hope to witness by walking around after dark in their new location?
The narrator hoped to witness a murder.
Who owned the only place that seemed truly different in the new location?
Who owned the only place that seemed truly different in the new location?
Mr. Tomkey owned the place.
What did Mr. Tomkey not believe in?
What did Mr. Tomkey not believe in?
How did the mother's friend present the information about Mr. Tomkey?
How did the mother's friend present the information about Mr. Tomkey?
What was the reason the Tomkeys were forced to talk during dinner?
What was the reason the Tomkeys were forced to talk during dinner?
What did the Tomkeys not know about attractive, dinner, and eating time?
What did the Tomkeys not know about attractive, dinner, and eating time?
What did Mr. Tomkey occasionally do during the meal?
What did Mr. Tomkey occasionally do during the meal?
What did the narrator think Mr. Tomkey was doing during dinner?
What did the narrator think Mr. Tomkey was doing during dinner?
What did the narrator see the Tomkey children carrying when school began?
What did the narrator see the Tomkey children carrying when school began?
