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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. For how many years did the old man say that he would not take any more than a pound for the umbrella?
(a) A million.
(b) Fifty.
(c) A thousand.
(d) A hundred.

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

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

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

5. What type of look did the mother give her daughter when the man said he would not take extra money?
(a) Victorious.
(b) Joyous.
(c) Triumphant.
(d) Ecstatic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the mother and daughter go as they followed the man?

2. How did the mother and daughter have to walk to keep up with the man on page 120?

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

4. Who did mother think the man might have been?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why did the old man not walk home?

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

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

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

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