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Fiction: Fantasy
A Deal with a Gremlin
Gabe struggled to get the chain settled back on the 
sprocket of the rear wheel. It was loose again, and he 
didn’t have time to properly fix the bike until the 
weekend. As he wrestled with the chain, a low-pitched 
growl caused him to fumble with the greasy metal.
Thinking the neighbor’s dog had escaped, he glanced 
over his shoulder. The round eyes that stared at him 
didn’t belong to a dog.
“Trouble?” the voice grated. Gabe wasn’t sure he 
wanted to respond to the creature, but he’d take any 
help he could get. He nodded and gestured toward the 
sagging bicycle chain.
“I’ll make you a deal,” the gremlin growled. He wasn’t 
overly friendly, but he wasn’t menacing either.
“Such as?” Gabe tilted his head, avoiding the 
gremlin’s gaze.
“I’ll repair your bicycle in exchange for a place to stay; I 
feel most at home in computers. Allow me to reside in 
your laptop. I’ll set up a cozy compartment next to 
your hard drive.”
“Uh, sure, but I don’t think you’ll fit. Laptops are very 
thin, you know.”
The gremlin smiled, calculating. “I’ll make it work.”
Before Gabe could reconsider, the gremlin had the 
chain completely off and the gears apart. He then 
reassembled everything correctly and in working order.
“Wow. Thanks! Gotta go.” Gabe leapt on the bike and 
flew down the driveway, scattering bits of shale and 
fallen leaves in his wake.
Trudging up to his room with a stack of homework, 
Gabe breathed a sigh of relief at the thought that he 
hadn’t given the gremlin his computer password.
Unless gremlins are good at hacking . . . He shook his 
head. Gabe wasn’t surprised that his room appeared 
exactly as he’d left it; if the gremlin truly decided to take 
up residence in his computer, he wouldn’t see it. He 
deposited his backpack on the bed, grabbed his laptop, 
and logged on.
Text Questions
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 1 . What happens as a result of Gabe hearing the growl?
a. He returns the dog to the neighbors.
b. He fumbles with the bicycle chain.
c. He leaps on his bike and tears down the driveway.
d. He has a conversation with a gremlin.