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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what speed did the man move after leaving the mother and daughter?
(a) Gradual.
(b) Slow.
(c) Fast.
(d) Quickly.

3. Who did the narrator say could not stand the frosty-nosed stare of her mother's?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her headmistress.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

5. What color hair did the man have who approached the narrator and her mother?
(a) Silver.
(b) White.
(c) Salt and pepper.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the mother say that she never had a silk umbrella before?

2. How many cavities did the narrator have?

3. Why was the mother so horrible to the man in the beginning?

4. How old is the narrator's mother?

5. What did the mother do as she considered the man's request to trade the umbrella for money?

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