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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did the narrator want to eat when it started raining?
(a) Banana split.
(b) Candy.
(c) Chocolate cake.
(d) Strawberry shake.

9. What did the narrator's mother want when they could not get a taxi?
(a) Her husband to pick them up.
(b) A limo.
(c) Car with a chauffer.
(d) A bus.

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

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

12. How did the narrator describe the man's face?
(a) Weathered.
(b) Pink and wrinkly.
(c) Gray with fine lines.
(d) Tan and wrinkled.

13. 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.

14. How did the narrator describe a man that came up to her and her mother?
(a) Small.
(b) Fat.
(c) Thin.
(d) Tall.

15. What did the narrator's mother have at a cafe?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Scoop of vanilla ice cream.
(c) Tea and biscuits.
(d) Vanilla shake.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did the narrator want to go when it started raining?

4. What did the old man say that he forgot?

5. How old is the narrator's mother?

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