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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 sips did it take the old man to drink his beverage?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 1.

2. What type of person did the mother think he might be?
(a) Royalty.
(b) Retired politician.
(c) Aristocracy.
(d) Titled.

3. What did the narrator's mother want when they could not get a taxi?
(a) A bus.
(b) A limo.
(c) Her husband to pick them up.
(d) Car with a chauffer.

4. What did the old man do when the mother gave him the money?
(a) Bowed.
(b) Raised his hat and bowed.
(c) Handed her the umbrella.
(d) Shook her hand.

5. How does the narrator describe what happened to her and her mother?
(a) Thought-provoking.
(b) Irritating.
(c) Funny.
(d) Frightening.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where did the mother and daughter follow the old man after he had a drink?

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

3. Who did the old man exchange an umbrella for a pound on page 123?

4. What did the girl ask her mother if the man was not on page 121?

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

(see the answer key)

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