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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 118-120.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the mother respond when the daughter asked what the man might be up to?
(a) Snapped.
(b) Barked.
(c) Grumbled.
(d) Abruptly.

3. At what speed did the man move after leaving the mother and daughter?
(a) Slow.
(b) Fast.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Gradual.

4. What did the narrator say that her mother looked like she might find when she cut the top off of boiled eggs.
(a) Bug.
(b) Chicken parts.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Mouse.

5. What type of facial hair did the man have who approached the narrator and her mother?
(a) Heavy stubble.
(b) Beard.
(c) Goatee.
(d) Mustache.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the mother offer the man since it was such an expensive umbrella?

3. What did the old man want?

4. How old is the narrator?

5. How did the mother stand as she watched the old man move away?

(see the answer key)

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