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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) A hundred.
(c) Fifty.
(d) A million.

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

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

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

11. 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 businessman.
(c) Like a soldier.
(d) Like a fighter.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the man move after leaving the mother and daughter?

2. What type of material was the umbrella made of that the old man was offering?

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

4. Where did the daughter see the man go after he left them?

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

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