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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 118-120.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What type of material was the umbrella made of that the old man was offering?
(a) Silk.
(b) Nylon.
(c) Microfiber.
(d) Polyester.

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

5. What did the mother tell her daughter to do when summing someone up?
(a) Take her time.
(b) Have a conversation.
(c) Observe how they are dressed.
(d) Get references.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the man swing his arms as he bustled along the pavement and moved around the other pedestrians?

2. What did the old man say that he forgot?

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

4. How did the narrator describe the man's face?

5. What did the mother offer the man since it was such an expensive umbrella?

(see the answer key)

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