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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 had trouble hailing cabs.
(c) They lost their way.
(d) They became forgetful.

2. What type of look did the mother give her daughter when the man said he would not take extra money?
(a) Joyous.
(b) Triumphant.
(c) Ecstatic.
(d) Victorious.

3. What did the narrator say that her mother looked like she might find when she cut the top off of boiled eggs.
(a) Bug.
(b) Mouse.
(c) Chicken parts.
(d) Dirt.

4. When the mother and daughter came to a corner, how close was the man to them?
(a) 15 yards.
(b) 10 yards.
(c) 20 yards.
(d) 5 yards.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who did mother think the man might have been?

4. How old did the narrator believe that the man might be who came up to her and her mother?

5. What color shoes did the man have?

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