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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the narrator say that her mother was suspicious of?
(a) Strange men and free desserts.
(b) Strange men and boiled eggs.
(c) Strange men and women.
(d) Strange men and free gifts.

3. What did the mother tell her daughter to do when summing someone up?
(a) Observe how they are dressed.
(b) Have a conversation.
(c) Take her time.
(d) Get references.

4. How did the mother stand as she watched the old man move away?
(a) Still and stiff.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Worriedly and frustrated.
(d) Indignantly.

5. What type of material was the umbrella made of that the old man was offering?
(a) Polyester.
(b) Silk.
(c) Nylon.
(d) Microfiber.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the mother believe that the old man prayed for?

2. How old is the narrator?

3. When did the incident that the narrator describes happen?

4. How did the girl describe how the man moved as they tried to keep up with him?

5. How does the narrator describe what happened to her and her mother?

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