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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. At what speed did the man move after leaving the mother and daughter?
2. What did the mother do as she considered the man's request to trade the umbrella for money?
3. Why did the mother say that she never had a silk umbrella before?
4. What did the old man do when the mother gave him the money?
5. Where did the mother and daughter go as they followed the man?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the old man tell the mother and daughter that he got to town?
2. What did the old man say when the mother offered to give him the taxi fare?
3. Why did the old man not walk home?
4. What did the daughter observe about her mother as she thought about the old man's offer?
5. What happened when the mother gave the old man a pound note?
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 mother decide the man was up to something when she and her daughter watched him scurry away?
8. What did the old man say about the umbrella as the mother thought about giving him a pound for it?
9. What did the mother tell the man before she gave him any money?
10. What did the mother say when the daughter asked why she was so horrid to the old man in the beginning?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
The mother and daughter observe the old man drinking whiskey in a pub. How important does drinking whiskey seem to be to the old man? Does he seem to be addicted to alcohol?
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