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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 115-117.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the narrator want to eat when it started raining?
(a) Candy.
(b) Chocolate cake.
(c) Banana split.
(d) Strawberry shake.

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

3. What color shoes did the man have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Maroon.
(c) Navy.
(d) Black.

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 stand trying to get a taxi?
(a) Under an awning.
(b) On the pavement.
(c) Outside a cafe.
(d) By a bus stop.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the narrator say could not stand the frosty-nosed stare of her mother's?

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

3. How old is the narrator?

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

5. What time did the narrator and her mother leave the cafe?

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