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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the daughter see the man go after he left them?
(a) Into a hotel.
(b) Down the sidewalk.
(c) In a taxi.
(d) Across the street.

2. How did the man move after leaving the mother and daughter?
(a) Lethargically.
(b) Nimbly.
(c) Dexterously.
(d) Sprightly.

3. How did the man swing his arms as he bustled along the pavement and moved around the other pedestrians?
(a) Like a businessman.
(b) Like a soldier.
(c) Like a fighter.
(d) Like a warrior.

4. What type of person did the mother think he might be?
(a) Aristocracy.
(b) Titled.
(c) Retired politician.
(d) Royalty.

5. How did the girl describe how the man moved as they tried to keep up with him?
(a) Dog.
(b) Deer.
(c) Goat.
(d) Rabbit.

6. How did the mother respond when the daughter asked what the man might be up to?
(a) Grumbled.
(b) Abruptly.
(c) Snapped.
(d) Barked.

7. For how many years did the old man say that he would not take any more than a pound for the umbrella?
(a) A million.
(b) A hundred.
(c) A thousand.
(d) Fifty.

8. What was the girl telling her mother with a look as her mother reached for the clasp of her purse?
(a) Do not take advantage of the old man.
(b) He is trying to trick you.
(c) He is a thief.
(d) Give him more money.

9. What type of look did the mother give her daughter when the man said he would not take extra money?
(a) Triumphant.
(b) Ecstatic.
(c) Victorious.
(d) Joyous.

10. Where did the mother and daughter go as they followed the man?
(a) Down the sidewalk.
(b) In an alley.
(c) On the opposite side of the street.
(d) Across the street.

11. What did the old man do when the mother gave him the money?
(a) Bowed.
(b) Raised his hat and bowed.
(c) Handed her the umbrella.
(d) Shook her hand.

12. How did the old man get to town?
(a) Rode his bike.
(b) His daughter took him.
(c) His son took him.
(d) Walked.

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

14. How did the mother and daughter have to walk to keep up with the man on page 120?
(a) Very fast.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Sprint.
(d) Race.

15. Why did the mother say that she never had a silk umbrella before?
(a) Could not afford it.
(b) She did not think they were practical.
(c) They were getting rare.
(d) She did not shop in stores that sold them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the mother tell her daughter would happen if she was evaluating a person and did not rush?

2. How often did the old man walk to town?

3. What did the mother tell her daughter to do when summing someone up?

4. What did the mother do as she considered the man's request to trade the umbrella for money?

5. At what speed did the man move after leaving the mother and daughter?

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