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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the old man exchange an umbrella for a pound on page 123?
(a) A young man.
(b) A mother pushing a stroller.
(c) Tall thin fellow.
(d) Two young women.

2. What color hair did the man have who approached the narrator and her mother?
(a) Salt and pepper.
(b) Gray.
(c) Silver.
(d) White.

3. Why did the mother say that she never had a silk umbrella before?
(a) Could not afford it.
(b) They were getting rare.
(c) She did not shop in stores that sold them.
(d) She did not think they were practical.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did the old man walk to town?

2. How many cavities did the narrator have?

3. Where did the narrator have cavities?

4. Why did the narrator's mother want to get a taxi?

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

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