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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

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

7. When the mother and daughter came to a corner, how close was the man to them?
(a) 20 yards.
(b) 5 yards.
(c) 10 yards.
(d) 15 yards.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did mother think the man might have been?

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

3. Where did the mother and daughter go as they followed the man?

4. How did the mother respond when the daughter asked what the man might be up to?

5. How did the old man get to town?

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