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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 do when he spoke to the narrator's mother?
(a) Tipped his hat.
(b) Removed his gloves.
(c) Bowed.
(d) Shared his umbrella.

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

3. What did the mother do as she considered the man's request to trade the umbrella for money?
(a) Pulled her daughter closer to her.
(b) Chewed her lower lip.
(c) Leaned against the building.
(d) Twirled a lock of hair.

4. How did the mother stand as she watched the old man move away?
(a) Angrily.
(b) Worriedly and frustrated.
(c) Still and stiff.
(d) Indignantly.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the mother and daughter came to a corner, how close was the man to them?

3. How did the mother respond when the daughter asked what the man might be up to?

4. What type of facial hair did the man have who approached the narrator and her mother?

5. How did the old man get to town?

(see the answer key)

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