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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 118-120.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the mother so horrible to the man in the beginning?
(a) Make sure he was not a crook.
(b) Make sure that he was not a thief.
(c) Make sure he was not a trickster.
(d) Make sure he was not taking advantage.

2. How did the girl describe how the man moved as they tried to keep up with him?
(a) Deer.
(b) Goat.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Dog.

3. For how many years did the old man say that he would not take any more than a pound for the umbrella?
(a) A million.
(b) Fifty.
(c) A hundred.
(d) A thousand.

4. What did the narrator have at a cafe?
(a) Banana split.
(b) Ice cream cone.
(c) Hot fudge sundae.
(d) Chocolate shake.

5. How old did the narrator believe that the man might be who came up to her and her mother?
(a) 60 or more.
(b) 82.
(c) 75.
(d) 70 or more.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of person did the mother think he might be?

2. What did the mother tell her daughter to do when summing someone up?

3. Where did the narrator have cavities?

4. At what speed did the man move after leaving the mother and daughter?

5. How did the old man get to town?

(see the answer key)

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