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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where did the mother and daughter watch the old man when he entered a building?
(a) Small table.
(b) Outside.
(c) Front desk.
(d) Lobby.

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

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

4. Where did the mother see the man go in Chapter 121?
(a) Bar.
(b) Taproom.
(c) Tavern.
(d) Pub.

5. What did the narrator say that her mother looked like she might find when she cut the top off of boiled eggs.
(a) Bug.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Chicken parts.
(d) Mouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did the man say that the umbrella cost him?

2. Who did the old man exchange an umbrella for a pound on page 123?

3. What time did the narrator and her mother leave the cafe?

4. When did the incident that the narrator describes happen?

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

(see the answer key)

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