Characters, Conflict & Theme in The White Umbrella

What best describes the narrator of "The White Umbrella" based on her behavior in the first part of the story?

• a seemingly perfect girl who has benefited greatly from her years of piano training

• an insecure girl who tries to cover up her lack of confidence with fairly obvious lies

• an honest girl with dreams of becoming a professional pianist

• a mean girl who lies about everything

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What does the following quote reveal about the narrator's attitude? "I wanted to tell her that I was the school spelling bee champion, that I wasn't ticklish, that I could do karate"

• The narrator wishes she was more like the girls at her school.

• The narrator wants Miss Crosman to know more about who she is.

• The narrator wants people to think she's something she's not.

• The narrator feels shy and unable to share who she is with Miss Crosman.

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Read the passage from “The White Umbrella.” “Do you want to wait inside?” Miss Crosman looked anxiously at the sky. “No,” I said. “Our mother will be here any minute.” “In a while,” said Mona. “Any minute,” I said again, even though my mother had been at least twenty minutes late every week since she started working. What is the narrator’s viewpoint based on the passage?

• The narrator does not want to admit that her mother will be late.

• The narrator knows that her mother is on her way.

• The narrator is afraid that her mother will not pick them up at all.

• The narrator does not want to admit that she’s angry with her mother.

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Why is the narrator interested in the white umbrella?

• She wants to tell other people in school about the umbrella so she can make fun of Eugenia Roberts.

• She wasn’t to make sure that she and her sister do not get rained on during the walk home.

• She thinks the umbrella would make a nice gift for her mother.

• She thinks the umbrella is very beautiful, and she is drawn to it because it belongs to Eugenia Roberts, who seems to have a perfect life.

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Why does the narrator throw the umbrella down the sewer after the accident?

• She ruined it in the accident, and she no longer wants it because it is no longer perfect.

• She is ashamed for longing for a life other than her own.

• It has stopped raining, and she no longer needs it.

• She is afraid of being punished and wishes to hide it from her mother.

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What does the narrator’s action of hiding of the umbrella from her mother reveal to us?

• The narrator feels guilty for wanting a different life.

• The narrator is overjoyed by the gift of the umbrella.

• The narrator is angry with her mother for being so late.

• The narrator wants the umbrella to be a surprise for her mother.

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