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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 say that her mother was suspicious of?
(a) Strange men and women.
(b) Strange men and free gifts.
(c) Strange men and boiled eggs.
(d) Strange men and free desserts.

2. What did the man say happened to old people like him?
(a) They needed help.
(b) They became forgetful.
(c) They lost their way.
(d) They had trouble hailing cabs.

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

4. How old is the narrator?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator have cavities?

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

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

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

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

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