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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 118-120.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the narrator and her mother stand trying to get a taxi?
(a) Under an awning.
(b) On the pavement.
(c) By a bus stop.
(d) Outside a cafe.

2. What did the narrator have at a cafe?
(a) Hot fudge sundae.
(b) Chocolate shake.
(c) Banana split.
(d) Ice cream cone.

3. What did the narrator's mother have at a cafe?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Scoop of vanilla ice cream.
(c) Vanilla shake.
(d) Tea and biscuits.

4. Why was the mother so horrible to the man in the beginning?
(a) Make sure he was not a trickster.
(b) Make sure he was not taking advantage.
(c) Make sure he was not a crook.
(d) Make sure that he was not a thief.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the old man do when the mother gave him the money?

3. What did the mother tell her daughter to do when summing someone up?

4. How did the girl describe how the man moved as they tried to keep up with him?

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

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