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WorksheetsTGC 1 "A Woman on the Streets"
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the weather like when the narrator saw Mom?
Sunny and warm
Blustery with steam coming out of the manholes
Snowy and quiet
Rainy and humid
What was Mom doing when the narrator saw her?
Waiting for a taxi
Picking through the trash
Reading a book
Talking to people on the street
How did the narrator feel upon seeing Mom?
Happy and relieved
Indifferent and unbothered
Panicked and worried about being recognized
Excited to meet her
What did the narrator do after seeing Mom?
Continued to the party
Asked the driver to stop the taxi
Asked the driver to turn around and take her home
Got out of the taxi to greet Mom
According to the narrator, how did Mom probably look to the people walking by?
Like a successful businesswoman
Like a tourist lost in the city
Like any of the thousands of homeless people in New York City
Like a street performer
What did the narrator put on to settle down after seeing someone rooting through the Dumpster?
A television show
Some Vivaldi music
A podcast
A movie
What type of items did the narrator have in the room?
Modern art pieces
Turn-of-the-century vases and old books
Electronic gadgets
Sports memorabilia
Why did the narrator feel embarrassed and ashamed?
Because of a lack of education
Because of living in a luxurious apartment
Because of the parents living on the streets
Because of not having a job
What did the narrator's mother do when she saw the narrator at the restaurant?
She ignored her
She waved enthusiastically
She left the restaurant
She asked for money
What did the narrator's mother choose to eat at the restaurant?
Vegetarian platter
Seafood Delight
Beef noodles
Chicken salad
What did the speaker's mother think about Picasso's work after his Rose Period?
She thought it was innovative and ahead of its time.
She found it to be hugely overrated.
She believed it was his best work.
She had no opinion on it.
What did the speaker offer to the mother?
A new house.
A vacation trip.
Some money to help her.
A job opportunity.
What was the mother's response when asked how the speaker could help her?
She asked for an electrolysis treatment.
She requested a new wardrobe.
She wanted a piece of art.
She declined any help.
Why did the speaker feel ashamed when they saw their mother?
Because the mother was arguing with someone.
Because the mother was picking through trash.
Because the mother was lost.
Because the mother was asking for money.
What advice did the mother give to the speaker regarding what to tell people about her parents?
To make up a story that sounds respectable.
To avoid the topic altogether.
To just tell the truth.
To lie and say they are successful.
