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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What color shoes did the man have?
(a) Navy.
(b) Brown.
(c) Black.
(d) Maroon.

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

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

5. What type of facial hair did the man have who approached the narrator and her mother?
(a) Goatee.
(b) Mustache.
(c) Heavy stubble.
(d) Beard.

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

7. Who did the narrator say could not stand the frosty-nosed stare of her mother's?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her headmistress.
(d) Her father.

8. Why did the narrator's mother want to get a taxi?
(a) She had twisted her ankle.
(b) It was snowing.
(c) She was tired.
(d) It was raining.

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

10. What did the old man want?
(a) Ride.
(b) Raincoat.
(c) Pound.
(d) Umbrella.

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

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

13. What were the narrator and her mother wearing?
(a) Raincoats.
(b) Ordinary hats and coats.
(c) Sweaters.
(d) Shawls.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How many cavities did the narrator have?

5. Why did the narrator and her mother travel yesterday?

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