The White Umbrella

Who is the author of "The White Umbrella?"

• Mona

• Gish Jen

• The Narrator

• Mrs. Crossman

How does the narrator feel about her mother working?

• She is supportive.

• She is embarassed and ashamed.

• She is angry.

• She doesn't care.

What was the lie the narrator created in paragraphs 9-12?

• She said the top of her convertable didn't close so that is why they needed to walk.

• She said her mom was sick at home.

• She said she that her father and mother were out of town.

• She said that they wanted to walk.

How does the narrator feel about Eugenie Roberts?

• The narrator thinks Eugenie is stuck up.

• Eugenie wants to be like the narrator.

• She is jealous of her and wants to be like her.

• She hates her.

What item did the narrator wish she owned?

• A sceptor

• A white piano

• a white umbrella

• a yellow raincoat

Who said: "My mother is a concert pianist."

• the narrator

• Gish Jen

• Mona

• Eugenie

Why did the narrator throw away the umbrella?

• She was actually throwing away her desire to fit in.

• She didn't want her mother to see it.

• She didn't want to share it with Mona.

• She never threw it away.

Who said: "You know, I very much wanted to have children when I was younger."

• the narrator's mother

• Miss Crossman

• Mona

• Eugenie's Mother

Who said this, "I wanted to tell her that I was the school spelling bee champion, that I wasn't ticklish, that I could do Karate!"

• Mona

• The narrator

• Miss Crossman

• Eugenie Roberts

Who said, "She's working! She's working! She's working!"

• the narrator

• Mona

• Miss Crossman

• Gish Jen