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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 man move after leaving the mother and daughter?
(a) Lethargically.
(b) Nimbly.
(c) Sprightly.
(d) Dexterously.

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

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

4. Why did the narrator and her mother travel yesterday?
(a) To shop for clothes.
(b) To go to the doctor.
(c) To see the dentist.
(d) To visit a museum.

5. Why did the narrator's mother want to get a taxi?
(a) She had twisted her ankle.
(b) She was tired.
(c) It was snowing.
(d) It was raining.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the mother and daughter have to walk to keep up with the man on page 120?

2. For how many years did the old man say that he would not take any more than a pound for the umbrella?

3. What did the narrator's mother want when they could not get a taxi?

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

5. How did the old man get to town?

(see the answer key)

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