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

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

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

6. 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 be taken advantage of.
(c) Not be hurt.
(d) Not lose money.

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

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

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

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

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

12. For how many years did the old man say that he would not take any more than a pound for the umbrella?
(a) A hundred.
(b) A thousand.
(c) Fifty.
(d) A million.

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

14. 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) Give him more money.
(c) He is trying to trick you.
(d) Do not take advantage of the old man.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How many times a day could the old man walk to town?

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