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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) 25 pounds.
(b) 15 pounds.
(c) 10 pounds.
(d) 20 pounds.

2. Who did mother think the man might have been?
(a) Sir David Bronzeworth.
(b) Sir Robert Silverton.
(c) Sir Philip Wigton.
(d) Sir Harry Goldsworthy.

3. How did the girl describe how the man moved as they tried to keep up with him?
(a) Rabbit.
(b) Dog.
(c) Goat.
(d) Deer.

4. Where did the mother and daughter go as they followed the man?
(a) On the opposite side of the street.
(b) Across the street.
(c) Down the sidewalk.
(d) In an alley.

5. What did the mother tell her daughter to do when summing someone up?
(a) Observe how they are dressed.
(b) Get references.
(c) Have a conversation.
(d) Take her time.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many times a day could the old man walk to town?

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

5. What did the mother do as she considered the man's request to trade the umbrella for money?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did the old man not walk home?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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