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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. When the mother and daughter came to a corner, how close was the man to them?
2. How did the mother and daughter have to walk to keep up with the man on page 120?
3. What did the mother tell her daughter would happen if she was evaluating a person and did not rush?
4. How much did the man say that the umbrella cost him?
5. Why was the mother so horrible to the man in the beginning?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the old man say when the mother offered to give him the taxi fare?
2. What did the old man say about the umbrella as the mother thought about giving him a pound for it?
3. Why did the mother decide the man was up to something when she and her daughter watched him scurry away?
4. What did the mother tell the man before she gave him any money?
5. How did the old man tell the mother and daughter that he got to town?
6. Why did the old man not walk home?
7. What did the mother say when the daughter asked why she was so horrid to the old man in the beginning?
8. What did the daughter observe about her mother as she thought about the old man's offer?
9. What happened when the mother gave the old man a pound note?
10. What type of look did the girl give her mother as her mother reached for the clasp of her purse?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The mother is not sure whether to help the old man or not. Why does the mother hesitate to help the old man? Why is she suspicious? What alleviates her suspicions and causes her to make the decision to give the man a pound?
Essay Topic 2
An old man approaches a woman and her daughter. Why does the man approach the woman and her daughter? Why is the woman suspicious of the man and his motives?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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