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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 old is the narrator's mother?
(a) 31.
(b) 34.
(c) 35.
(d) 33.

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

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

4. What did the mother offer the man since it was such an expensive umbrella?
(a) 10 pounds.
(b) 2 pounds.
(c) 5 pounds.
(d) Taxi fare.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the mother say that she never had a silk umbrella before?

2. How did the narrator describe the man's face?

3. How did the old man get to town?

4. What did the narrator say that her mother was suspicious of?

5. What type of material was the umbrella made of that the old man was offering?

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