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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the man do when he spoke to the narrator's mother?

2. What did the narrator's mother have at a cafe?

3. What did the old man say that he forgot?

4. How old is the narrator?

5. How many cavities did the narrator have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the narrator believe that the man was a gentleman?

2. How does the narrator describe herself and her mother?

3. What was the weather like around six o'clock yesterday and how did that affect what the narrator's mother wanted to do?

4. What did the man ask the narrator's mother to give him?

5. How does the narrator describe a man who comes up to them?

6. How did the narrator describe her mother's haughty stare?

7. Why did the narrator's mother wish they had a car with a chauffeur?

8. Where did the narrator and her mother go after their appointment at the dentist?

9. Where did the narrator and mother go yesterday afternoon and what happened there?

10. What did the man say he had forgotten?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The old man stole umbrellas and got money to buy alcohol. Is deceit involved in the old man’s actions? Is his scheme to get money a scam?

Essay Topic 2

The mother is wary of the old man when he approaches because he is a stranger. How does the mother attempt to determine if the old man is trustworthy? Is she able to determine whether the man is trustworthy based on observation and interaction?

Essay Topic 3

The setting or settings in a story are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the story serve as a backdrop to characters or does it almost take on the role of a character? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the tone in the story?

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