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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 did the old man want?
(a) Pound.
(b) Raincoat.
(c) Ride.
(d) Umbrella.

2. For how many years did the old man say that he would not take any more than a pound for the umbrella?
(a) A million.
(b) A thousand.
(c) Fifty.
(d) A hundred.

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

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

5. When the mother and daughter came to a corner, how close was the man to them?
(a) 10 yards.
(b) 5 yards.
(c) 20 yards.
(d) 15 yards.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the mother tell her daughter to do when summing someone up?

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

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

5. Where did the narrator and her mother stand trying to get a taxi?

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