Question: hello can you read please the Selection 1 A Dip in the Poole on pages 378-385 and answer the following question? Im very lost and

hello can you read please the Selection 1 "A Dip in the Poole" on pages 378-385 and answer the following question? Im very lost and I need help. I cannot upload the text because its long please help me!!!

1- The reader can logically conclude that swag is most likely loot acquired by unlawful means

-True

-False

2- When the man says, "Excuse me just a moment" to the female pickpocket, she looks at him with admiration.

-True

-False

3- The woman admits her guilt to the thief because she wants help for her kleptomania.

-True

-False

4- The man lets the woman pickpocket go because he is too soft-hearted.

-True

-False

5- The man implies that Mary, Queen of Scots, was also a kleptomaniac.

-True

-False

6- After reading the selection, answer the following questions by selecting the correct answer.

1. Which is the best statement of the main idea of this selection?

A thief is cheated by another clever thief.

Lying can get you both into and out of jams.

A life of crime has many risks.

7-The reader can conclude that the man sitting in the hotel lobby chair thinks that the woman pickpocket is

extremely skilled.

quite polite.

somewhat inexperienced.

unattractive.

8-When the man catches up with the woman pickpocket at the hotel doors, he speaks to her in

a joking voice.

an icy fashion.

an evil way.

an official manner

9- The narrator does not want the woman to ever return to the hotel because

he does not want her to get caught.

he wants the territory for himself.

he wants to protect the hotel.

she is a kleptomaniac and needs treatment.

10- The narrator would describe the actual concern experienced by the woman's father as

nonexistent.

sympathetic.

threatening.

therapeutic.

11- The ending to this story indicates that when the man says earlier in the story, "It must be terrible for you.," he was

-troubled.

O concerned.

O annoyed.

O insincere.

12- By saying she has "an appointment with another psychiatrist tomorrow morning," the reader can conclude that the woman is

planning another crime.

O following her father's orders.

O making up a story.

finally ready to get help.

13-The reader can infer from the phrase, "the thickening late-afternoon crowds," that people are

just getting off work.

out enjoying the weather.

O arriving at the hotel.

O walking too slowly.

14-The narrator's description of his

sitting in the hotel lobby reveals that he is very

patient.

talkative.

sincere.

brave.

15-The narrator suggests that he will use physical force if the woman pickpocket will not confess to her crime.

True

False

16-The woman finally realizes that the narrator is a thief.

True

O False

17-The author's purpose is to caution readers to be watchful for thieves.

O True

O False

18- The reader can conclude that the narrator memorized the woman's name and address so that he could later report her to the hotel.

O True

O False

19- The story title is a humorous play on words.

True

False

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