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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the mother tell her daughter to do when summing someone up?
(a) Take her time.
(b) Get references.
(c) Have a conversation.
(d) Observe how they are dressed.

2. What type of look did the mother give her daughter when the man said he would not take extra money?
(a) Joyous.
(b) Triumphant.
(c) Victorious.
(d) Ecstatic.

3. What did the mother offer the man since it was such an expensive umbrella?
(a) 10 pounds.
(b) Taxi fare.
(c) 5 pounds.
(d) 2 pounds.

4. What did the mother tell her daughter would happen if she was evaluating a person and did not rush?
(a) Not make mistakes.
(b) Not be hurt.
(c) Not be taken advantage of.
(d) Not lose money.

5. Where did the mother and daughter go as they followed the man?
(a) Down the sidewalk.
(b) On the opposite side of the street.
(c) Across the street.
(d) In an alley.

6. How did the man swing his arms as he bustled along the pavement and moved around the other pedestrians?
(a) Like a soldier.
(b) Like a fighter.
(c) Like a businessman.
(d) Like a warrior.

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

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

9. How often did the old man walk to town?
(a) Every day.
(b) Twice a week.
(c) Every other day.
(d) Once a week.

10. How did the girl describe how the man moved as they tried to keep up with him?
(a) Dog.
(b) Rabbit.
(c) Goat.
(d) Deer.

11. Where did the daughter see the man go after he left them?
(a) Into a hotel.
(b) Across the street.
(c) Down the sidewalk.
(d) In a taxi.

12. How did the mother respond when the daughter asked what the man might be up to?
(a) Barked.
(b) Abruptly.
(c) Grumbled.
(d) Snapped.

13. What type of material was the umbrella made of that the old man was offering?
(a) Microfiber.
(b) Polyester.
(c) Nylon.
(d) Silk.

14. How did the mother stand as she watched the old man move away?
(a) Indignantly.
(b) Still and stiff.
(c) Worriedly and frustrated.
(d) Angrily.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times a day could the old man walk to town?

2. How did the old man get to town?

3. How did the man move after leaving the mother and daughter?

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

5. How much did the man say that the umbrella cost him?

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