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

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

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

4. How many times a day could the old man walk to town?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the old man get to town?

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

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

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

5. What type of person did the mother think he might be?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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 daughter observe about her mother as she thought about the old man's offer?

8. Why did the old man not walk home?

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

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

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