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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 a man that came up to her and her mother?
(a) Thin.
(b) Small.
(c) Fat.
(d) Tall.

2. Where did the narrator and her mother go yesterday?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Liverpool.
(c) London.
(d) Manchester.

3. How often did the old man walk to town?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Every day.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Every other day.

4. What did the old man do when the mother gave him the money?
(a) Handed her the umbrella.
(b) Shook her hand.
(c) Bowed.
(d) Raised his hat and bowed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the girl telling her mother with a look as her mother reached for the clasp of her purse?

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

3. What type of look did the mother give her daughter when the man said he would not take extra money?

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

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

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