A business man had just turned off the lights in the store when a man appeared and demanded money.  The owner opened a cash register.  The contents of the cash register were scooped up and the man sped away.  A member of the police force was notified promptly.

The questions asked in class are shown below with the correct answer listed in front of each question. 

T=true,  F=false,  ? = unknown from the information in the story

         ?   1.    A man appeared after the owner had turned off his store lights.

 

         ?   2.    The robber was a man.

 

         F   3.    The man who appeared did not demand money.

 

         ?   4.    The man who opened the cash register was the owner.

 

         ?   5.    The store owner scooped up the contents of the cash register and ran away.

 

         T   6.    Someone opened a cash register.

 

         ?   7.    After the man, who demanded the money, scooped up the contents of the cash register, he ran away.

 

         ?   8.    While the cash register contained money, the story does not state how much.

 

         ?   9.    The robber demanded money of the owner.

 

         ?   10.  The robber opened the cash register.

 

          T  11.  After the store lights were turned off a man appeared.

 

          ?  12.  The robber did not take the money with him.

 

          ?  13.  The robber did not demand money of the owner.

 

          T  14.  The owner opened the cash register.

 

          ?  15.  The story concerns a series of events in which only three persons are referred to:  the owner of the store, a man who demanded money and a member of the police force.