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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the girl telling her mother with a look as her mother reached for the clasp of her purse?

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

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

5. For how many years did the old man say that he would not take any more than a pound for the umbrella?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did the old man not walk home?

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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