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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 115-117.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the man say happened to old people like him?
(a) They lost their way.
(b) They became forgetful.
(c) They had trouble hailing cabs.
(d) They needed help.

2. How many cavities did the narrator have?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

4. What did the narrator's mother have at a cafe?
(a) Scoop of vanilla ice cream.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Vanilla shake.
(d) Tea and biscuits.

5. How did the narrator describe the man's face?
(a) Tan and wrinkled.
(b) Pink and wrinkly.
(c) Weathered.
(d) Gray with fine lines.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did the narrator and her mother leave the cafe?

2. What did the narrator say that her mother looked like she might find when she cut the top off of boiled eggs.

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

4. What were the narrator and her mother wearing?

5. What color shoes did the man have?

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