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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 118-120.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color hair did the man have who approached the narrator and her mother?
(a) Salt and pepper.
(b) Gray.
(c) White.
(d) Silver.

2. What type of material was the umbrella made of that the old man was offering?
(a) Polyester.
(b) Microfiber.
(c) Nylon.
(d) Silk.

3. Where did the narrator and her mother stand trying to get a taxi?
(a) Outside a cafe.
(b) On the pavement.
(c) Under an awning.
(d) By a bus stop.

4. What were the narrator and her mother wearing?
(a) Ordinary hats and coats.
(b) Shawls.
(c) Raincoats.
(d) Sweaters.

5. What did the narrator have at a cafe?
(a) Hot fudge sundae.
(b) Banana split.
(c) Chocolate shake.
(d) Ice cream cone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the narrator say could not stand the frosty-nosed stare of her mother's?

2. What did the narrator want to eat when it started raining?

3. Where did the narrator want to go when it started raining?

4. Why was the mother so horrible to the man in the beginning?

5. What type of person did the mother think he might be?

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