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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did mother think the man might have been?
(a) Sir Philip Wigton.
(b) Sir David Bronzeworth.
(c) Sir Robert Silverton.
(d) Sir Harry Goldsworthy.

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

3. What did the narrator's mother want when they could not get a taxi?
(a) A bus.
(b) Car with a chauffer.
(c) A limo.
(d) Her husband to pick them up.

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

5. How many times a day could the old man walk to town?
(a) 1.
(b) 4
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the daughter see the man go after he left them?

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

3. What was the girl telling her mother with a look as her mother reached for the clasp of her purse?

4. How did the narrator describe a man that came up to her and her mother?

5. How did the old man get to town?

(see the answer key)

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