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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 did the narrator describe the man's face?
(a) Weathered.
(b) Gray with fine lines.
(c) Pink and wrinkly.
(d) Tan and wrinkled.

2. How many cavities did the narrator have?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

4. For how many years did the old man say that he would not take any more than a pound for the umbrella?
(a) A million.
(b) A thousand.
(c) A hundred.
(d) Fifty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the mother say that she never had a silk umbrella before?

2. At what speed did the man move after leaving the mother and daughter?

3. What color hair did the man have who approached the narrator and her mother?

4. What were the narrator and her mother wearing?

5. Where did the narrator and her mother stand trying to get a taxi?

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