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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the narrator's mother want to get a taxi?
(a) She was tired.
(b) She had twisted her ankle.
(c) It was raining.
(d) It was snowing.

2. How much did the daughter say that the old man paid for the beverage?
(a) 20-pound silk umbrella.
(b) 2 pounds.
(c) 15-pound silk umbrella.
(d) 3 pounds.

3. When the mother and daughter came to a corner, how close was the man to them?
(a) 10 yards.
(b) 15 yards.
(c) 5 yards.
(d) 20 yards.

4. How often did the mother think the old man went to the same pub?
(a) 4 times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Once.
(d) 3 times.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator have cavities?

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

3. How did the mother respond when the daughter asked what the man might be up to?

4. How many sips did it take the old man to drink his beverage?

5. What could the mother and daughter hear as they watched the old man through a window?

(see the answer key)

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