1. The assistant spoke to Lita because Lita seemed
a. Look tired
b. Needed help
c. Interested in ties
d. Delighted in perfume
2. Lita's mother was happy because
a. She like Lita's gift for her
b. Lita came home in time for supper
c. Her husband had decided to stop smoking
d. Lita brought home a nice Christmas present.
3. What would Lita do with the pipe?
a. Keep it in a drawer
b. Give it to her father
c. Give it to her mother
d. Return it to the store
4. What kind of daughter is Lita?
a. Cheerful
b. Industrious
c. Thoughtful
d. Trustworthy
5. Lita went shopping
a. With friends
b. With herself
c. With her mother
d. With her assistant

This is the story:
As she walked around the department store, Lita reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas resent for her father. She wished that he were as easy to please as her mother who was always delighted with perfume. Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most disagreeable experience; people step on your toes, poke you with their elbows and almost knock you over in their haste to get a bargain ahead of you. To havesome rest, Lita paused in front of a counter where some attractive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her,trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price," But Lita knew from experience that her choice of tires hardly ever pleased her father. She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a corner. She found some good quality pipes on sale and the prices were very reasonable. Lita did not hesitate for long; although her father only smoked a pie occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please him. When she got home with her small but well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the having supper. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she excitedly informed her daughter.