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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the mother tell her daughter to do when summing someone up?
(a) Observe how they are dressed.
(b) Have a conversation.
(c) Get references.
(d) Take her time.

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

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

4. What type of material was the umbrella made of that the old man was offering?
(a) Microfiber.
(b) Nylon.
(c) Polyester.
(d) Silk.

5. What did the mother tell her daughter would happen if she was evaluating a person and did not rush?
(a) Not be taken advantage of.
(b) Not lose money.
(c) Not be hurt.
(d) Not make mistakes.

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

7. How many times a day could the old man walk to town?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4

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

9. What did the mother offer the man since it was such an expensive umbrella?
(a) 5 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 2 pounds.
(d) Taxi fare.

10. How much did the man say that the umbrella cost him?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 15 pounds.
(c) 25 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

11. What did the mother do as she considered the man's request to trade the umbrella for money?
(a) Pulled her daughter closer to her.
(b) Leaned against the building.
(c) Chewed her lower lip.
(d) Twirled a lock of hair.

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

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

14. How did the mother stand as she watched the old man move away?
(a) Angrily.
(b) Still and stiff.
(c) Worriedly and frustrated.
(d) Indignantly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the mother and daughter have to walk to keep up with the man on page 120?

2. What was the girl telling her mother with a look as her mother reached for the clasp of her purse?

3. When the mother and daughter came to a corner, how close was the man to them?

4. Why did the mother say that she never had a silk umbrella before?

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

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