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

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

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

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

5. What did the old man do when the mother gave him the money?
(a) Raised his hat and bowed.
(b) Bowed.
(c) Shook her hand.
(d) Handed her the umbrella.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why was the mother so horrible to the man in the beginning?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did the old man not walk home?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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