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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of look did the mother give her daughter when the man said he would not take extra money?

2. What did the mother offer the man since it was such an expensive umbrella?

3. What did the mother tell her daughter would happen if she was evaluating a person and did not rush?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when the mother gave the old man a pound note?

2. What did the old man say about the umbrella as the mother thought about giving him a pound for it?

3. What did the daughter observe about her mother as she thought about the old man's offer?

4. Why did the mother decide the man was up to something when she and her daughter watched him scurry away?

5. What type of look did the girl give her mother as her mother reached for the clasp of her purse?

6. How did the old man tell the mother and daughter that he got to town?

7. Why did the old man not walk home?

8. What did the mother tell the man before she gave him any money?

9. What did the old man say when the mother offered to give him the taxi fare?

10. What did the mother say when the daughter asked why she was so horrid to the old man in the beginning?

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