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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why was the mother so horrible to the man in the beginning?
(a) Make sure that he was not a thief.
(b) Make sure he was not a trickster.
(c) Make sure he was not taking advantage.
(d) Make sure he was not a crook.

3. How much did the man say that the umbrella cost him?
(a) 25 pounds.
(b) 15 pounds.
(c) 20 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

4. How did the man swing his arms as he bustled along the pavement and moved around the other pedestrians?
(a) Like a soldier.
(b) Like a businessman.
(c) Like a fighter.
(d) Like a warrior.

5. What did the mother do as she considered the man's request to trade the umbrella for money?
(a) Twirled a lock of hair.
(b) Leaned against the building.
(c) Pulled her daughter closer to her.
(d) Chewed her lower lip.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the girl telling her mother with a look as her mother reached for the clasp of her purse?

2. What did the narrator's mother want when they could not get a taxi?

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

4. Where did the narrator want to go when it started raining?

5. How did the narrator describe a man that came up to her and her mother?

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