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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) Nylon.
(b) Microfiber.
(c) Polyester.
(d) Silk.

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

3. What did the mother tell her daughter would happen if she was evaluating a person and did not rush?
(a) Not lose money.
(b) Not be taken advantage of.
(c) Not be hurt.
(d) Not make mistakes.

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

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

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. How did the girl describe how the man moved as they tried to keep up with him?

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

4. When the mother and daughter came to a corner, how close was the man to them?

5. How did the old man get to town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the old man not walk home?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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