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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why did the narrator and her mother travel yesterday?
(a) To shop for clothes.
(b) To visit a museum.
(c) To go to the doctor.
(d) To see the dentist.

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

5. What color hair did the man have who approached the narrator and her mother?
(a) Salt and pepper.
(b) Gray.
(c) Silver.
(d) White.

6. What did the man do when he spoke to the narrator's mother?
(a) Shared his umbrella.
(b) Bowed.
(c) Tipped his hat.
(d) Removed his gloves.

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

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

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

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

11. When did the incident that the narrator describes happen?
(a) Yesterday evening.
(b) Yesterday morning.
(c) Two days ago.
(d) Three days ago.

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

13. Where did the narrator want to go when it started raining?
(a) Back to the cafe.
(b) Train station.
(c) Home.
(d) A movie.

14. What time did the narrator and her mother leave the cafe?
(a) 5:45.
(b) 5:30.
(c) About 6.
(d) Around 7.

15. Where did the narrator and her mother go yesterday?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) London.
(c) Liverpool.
(d) Manchester.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the narrator have cavities?

3. What did the old man want?

4. What did the narrator want to eat when it started raining?

5. What did the narrator's mother want when they could not get a taxi?

(see the answer keys)

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