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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 1 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the girl tell the boy to do if someone is home and they discuss prices?
(a) Offer $10 less than whatever they are asking.
(b) Ask if they can deliver.
(c) Offer to buy the whole lot for $100.
(d) Offer a little more so they can ensure a sale.

2. What does the man tell the girl it is "good" that she found when he arrives at the house?
(a) The TV.
(b) The couch.
(c) The record player.
(d) The bed.

3. What does the girl do as the boy sits on the couch with a cigarette looking at the TV?
(a) She looks through the records.
(b) She gets back in the car.
(c) She sits beside the boy.
(d) She lay on the bed.

4. What does the boy say he will do if anyone is home?
(a) Ask where they are moving.
(b) Ask how much things are selling for.
(c) Offer to buy the whole lot.
(d) Ask if everything is okay.

5. How are the sheets described, which lay on the drawers near two pillows?
(a) Solid.
(b) Zig-zagged.
(c) Checkered.
(d) Candy striped.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first item the girl shows interest in as they pass the man's house?

2. What does the man take from his sack first when he arrives at the home to find the girl and boy?

3. What item does the boy say is "pretty good" (3) before going to see if anybody is home?

4. What word does the author use for chest of drawers in the story?

5. What part of the house does the man look at set up on his front yard at the start of the story?

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