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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 121-123.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the place that the mother saw the old man enter?
(a) The Brown Stag.
(b) Dog and Duck.
(c) Fox and Hounds.
(d) The Red Lion.

2. How old did the narrator believe that the man might be who came up to her and her mother?
(a) 60 or more.
(b) 82.
(c) 70 or more.
(d) 75.

3. Where did the old man go after drinking his beverage?
(a) To get his coat and hat.
(b) To watch a football game.
(c) To have another drink.
(d) To watch a pool game.

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

5. For how many years did the old man say that he would not take any more than a pound for the umbrella?
(a) A million.
(b) A hundred.
(c) A thousand.
(d) Fifty.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did the mother think the old man went to the same pub?

2. What did the mother believe that the old man prayed for?

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

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

5. Where did the mother and daughter go as they followed the man?

(see the answer key)

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