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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. 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) Chicken parts.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Mouse.

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

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

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

8. How many cavities did the narrator have?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of facial hair did the man have who approached the narrator and her mother?

2. What color hair did the man have who approached the narrator and her mother?

3. What did the narrator's mother have at a cafe?

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

5. How does the narrator describe what happened to her and her mother?

(see the answer keys)

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