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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 does the narrator describe what happened to her and her mother?
(a) Irritating.
(b) Thought-provoking.
(c) Frightening.
(d) Funny.

2. What did the man say happened to old people like him?
(a) They became forgetful.
(b) They needed help.
(c) They had trouble hailing cabs.
(d) They lost their way.

3. What did the narrator say that her mother was suspicious of?
(a) Strange men and women.
(b) Strange men and free desserts.
(c) Strange men and free gifts.
(d) Strange men and boiled eggs.

4. How much did the man say that the umbrella cost him?
(a) 15 pounds.
(b) 25 pounds.
(c) 20 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

5. At what speed did the man move after leaving the mother and daughter?
(a) Quickly.
(b) Gradual.
(c) Fast.
(d) Slow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the narrator and her mother go yesterday?

2. Why was the mother so horrible to the man in the beginning?

3. Why did the narrator's mother want to get a taxi?

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

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

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