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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 many cavities did the narrator have?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. Why did the mother say that she never had a silk umbrella before?
(a) She did not think they were practical.
(b) They were getting rare.
(c) She did not shop in stores that sold them.
(d) Could not afford it.

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

4. Who did mother think the man might have been?
(a) Sir Philip Wigton.
(b) Sir Robert Silverton.
(c) Sir Harry Goldsworthy.
(d) Sir David Bronzeworth.

5. How did the girl describe how the man moved as they tried to keep up with him?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Dog.
(c) Goat.
(d) Deer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the narrator and her mother wearing?

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

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

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

5. What did the mother do as she considered the man's request to trade the umbrella for money?

(see the answer key)

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