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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 mother respond when the daughter asked what the man might be up to?
(a) Grumbled.
(b) Barked.
(c) Snapped.
(d) Abruptly.

2. What time did the narrator and her mother leave the cafe?
(a) 5:30.
(b) 5:45.
(c) About 6.
(d) Around 7.

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

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 thousand.
(b) A million.
(c) A hundred.
(d) Fifty.

5. What was the girl telling her mother with a look as her mother reached for the clasp of her purse?
(a) Give him more money.
(b) He is trying to trick you.
(c) Do not take advantage of the old man.
(d) He is a thief.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did the old man walk to town?

2. How did the man move after leaving the mother and daughter?

3. What did the old man do when the mother gave him the money?

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

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

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