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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the mother say that she never had a silk umbrella before?
(a) Could not afford it.
(b) She did not think they were practical.
(c) They were getting rare.
(d) She did not shop in stores that sold them.

2. What did the old man say that he forgot?
(a) Wallet.
(b) Money.
(c) Coat.
(d) Jacket.

3. What type of facial hair did the man have who approached the narrator and her mother?
(a) Goatee.
(b) Mustache.
(c) Beard.
(d) Heavy stubble.

4. How did the narrator describe a man that came up to her and her mother?
(a) Small.
(b) Thin.
(c) Tall.
(d) Fat.

5. How does the narrator describe what happened to her and her mother?
(a) Funny.
(b) Thought-provoking.
(c) Irritating.
(d) Frightening.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair did the man have who approached the narrator and her mother?

2. What did the narrator say that her mother was suspicious of?

3. When did the incident that the narrator describes happen?

4. Why did the narrator and her mother travel yesterday?

5. How did the mother respond when the daughter asked what the man might be up to?

(see the answer key)

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