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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what speed did the man move after leaving the mother and daughter?
(a) Gradual.
(b) Slow.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Fast.

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

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

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

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

6. How often did the old man walk to town?
(a) Every other day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Twice a week.
(d) Every day.

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 thousand.
(b) Fifty.
(c) A million.
(d) A hundred.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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) Joyous.
(d) Victorious.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the girl describe how the man moved as they tried to keep up with him?

3. What did the old man do when the mother gave him the money?

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

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

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