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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 121-123.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the mother do as she considered the man's request to trade the umbrella for money?
(a) Twirled a lock of hair.
(b) Leaned against the building.
(c) Chewed her lower lip.
(d) Pulled her daughter closer to her.

2. What did the girl wonder if the man might do?
(a) Run into them.
(b) Run from them.
(c) Go too fast for them to follow.
(d) Turn around and see them.

3. What was the second thing that the mother called the man when she saw how fast he was moving?
(a) Scoundrel.
(b) Crook.
(c) Rogue.
(d) Criminal.

4. How old is the narrator's mother?
(a) 35.
(b) 34.
(c) 31.
(d) 33.

5. Where did the old man take a lick as if to get one more drop of his beverage?
(a) Rim of the glass.
(b) Lips.
(c) Beard.
(d) Mustache.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the girl describe how the man moved as they tried to keep up with him?

2. What color shoes did the man have?

3. What did the narrator's mother have at a cafe?

4. What did the mother tell her daughter would happen if she was evaluating a person and did not rush?

5. Who did mother think the man might have been?

(see the answer key)

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