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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 121-123.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much did the man say that the umbrella cost him?
(a) 15 pounds.
(b) 25 pounds.
(c) 10 pounds.
(d) 20 pounds.

3. From where did the mother and daughter watch the old man when he entered a building?
(a) Small table.
(b) Outside.
(c) Front desk.
(d) Lobby.

4. What color expression did the girl notice on the old man's face after he drank his beverage?
(a) Red.
(b) Pale.
(c) Blue.
(d) Golden.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the old man want?

2. What did the narrator's mother want when they could not get a taxi?

3. What did the girl wonder if the man might do?

4. Why did the mother say that she never had a silk umbrella before?

5. What color shoes did the man have?

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