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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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 taking advantage.
(c) Make sure he was not a crook.
(d) Make sure that he was not a thief.

9. 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) Across the street.
(d) Down the sidewalk.

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

11. Who did mother think the man might have been?
(a) Sir Harry Goldsworthy.
(b) Sir Robert Silverton.
(c) Sir Philip Wigton.
(d) Sir David Bronzeworth.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the old man get to town?

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

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

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

5. How did the man swing his arms as he bustled along the pavement and moved around the other pedestrians?

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