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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the narrator want to eat when it started raining?
(a) Candy.
(b) Strawberry shake.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) Banana split.

2. What did the man say happened to old people like him?
(a) They became forgetful.
(b) They had trouble hailing cabs.
(c) They needed help.
(d) They lost their way.

3. How many times a day could the old man walk to town?
(a) 2.
(b) 4
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

4. Where did the narrator and her mother go yesterday?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) Manchester.
(d) London.

5. What was the girl telling her mother with a look as her mother reached for the clasp of her purse?
(a) He is trying to trick you.
(b) He is a thief.
(c) Do not take advantage of the old man.
(d) Give him more money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of facial hair did the man have who approached the narrator and her mother?

2. What did the old man want?

3. Where did the narrator and her mother stand trying to get a taxi?

4. What type of material was the umbrella made of that the old man was offering?

5. How did the mother and daughter have to walk to keep up with the man on page 120?

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