Narration: Recounting Events

Comprehension Quiz for “The Lady in Red”

Read “The Lady in Red” and check your comprehension by answering the following questions. Then “submit” your work.

1. The author says he didn’t offer a story when he asked for money because

he couldn’t think of a story that would convince people to give him money.

in the past he had doubted the stories he’d heard from the people to whom he’d given money on the street.

he hadn’t lost his wallet, and his grandmother wasn’t dying.

he had been successful at convincing others to spend money when he was a sales rep, but begging was much more difficult.

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2. Why did the author choose the front of Central Market as the place to begin asking people for money?

He had himself spent a lot of money in that store over the years.

It was a glitzy, upscale place.

He knew most of the clerks there and felt they wouldn’t tell him to leave.

He thought he might run into a friend or acquaintance who would help him out.

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3. How did the author feel when the first man he approached called him a bum and told him to get a job?

He felt angry.

He felt surprised.

He felt the man’s response was justified.

He felt humiliated.

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4. When he crossed the street to ask people in front of Albertson’s for money, why did the author feel he had little time to succeed?

It was getting dark.

His dog, Willow, was waiting in the van and needed to be fed.

Shoppers were in their final rush before Thanksgiving dinner.

He had been refused so many times that he was afraid he’d lose his nerve.

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5. When the lady in the red coat and hat unexpectedly offered him money, the author felt

surprised.

embarrassed.

foolish.

worried because of her cough.

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