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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How much did the mother think the old man had to drink?
(a) 1 1/2 times the normal measure.
(b) 3 times the normal measure.
(c) A normal measure.
(d) Double the normal measure.

3. What time did the narrator and her mother leave the cafe?
(a) 5:45.
(b) 5:30.
(c) Around 7.
(d) About 6.

4. What was the room like where the mother and daughter saw the old man?
(a) Crowded and dirty.
(b) Full of people and cigarette smoke.
(c) Busy and noisy.
(d) Grimy and smelly.

5. What were the narrator and her mother wearing?
(a) Raincoats.
(b) Ordinary hats and coats.
(c) Sweaters.
(d) Shawls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of expression did the girl notice on the old man's face after he drank his beverage?

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

3. Where did the mother and daughter go as they followed the man?

4. What did the man do when he spoke to the narrator's mother?

5. Why was the mother so horrible to the man in the beginning?

(see the answer key)

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