Material Quiz

What did the speaker's mother always have tucked up her sleeve?

• Candy

• Handkerchiefs

• Coins

• Tissues

What did the speaker's mother use to dampen the handkerchiefs before wiping the speaker's face?

• Saliva

• Water

• Lotion

• Soap

What did the speaker's mother do with the handkerchiefs that would fall out of her sleeve?

• She would give them to the speaker

• She would wash them

• She would breed them like horses

• She would throw them away

What kind of handkerchiefs did the speaker's brothers receive?

• Colorful and personalized

• Grey and larger

• Plain and small

• Frilly and embroidered

What did the speaker say was responsible for the end of department stores?

• Paper tissues

• Disposable cups

• Plastic bags

• Handkerchiefs

What did the speaker say was the reason for the closure of family-run shops that sold handkerchiefs?

• Change in ownership

• Change in location

• Change in customer preferences

• Change in product quality

What did the speaker say was the color of the haddock smoked by the fishmonger?

• White

• Yellow

• Red

• Green

Where was the fishmonger's display of seafood located?

• Opposite the dancing school

• Next to the bakery

• At the local market

• Inside the department store

What did the speaker say Mrs. White played on the piano at the dancing school?

What did the speaker imply about the world in her mother's era?

• It was isolated and lonely

• It was chaotic and disorganized

• It was slow and personal

• It was fast-paced and modern