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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 Pages 3 - 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman tell the boy she was heading home to do when he tried to take her purse?
(a) Get some sleep.
(b) Cook some food.
(c) Watch TV.
(d) Have a party.

2. Who does the woman tell the boy he will always remember when she is done with him?
(a) Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.
(b) Ms. Luella Lu Williams Johnson.
(c) Miss Linsday Eleanor Jackson.
(d) Mrs. Lulu Billings Cooper Smith.

3. What does the woman tell the boy he could have done to buy what he wanted instead of trying to steal her purse?
(a) He could have asked her.
(b) He could have found a job.
(c) He could have stolen the item.
(d) He could have asked his mother.

4. What does the woman tell the boy she is going to do for him that evening?
(a) Take him home.
(b) Wash his face.
(c) Walk him to jail.
(d) Buy him shoes.

5. What does the woman say shoes "come by devilish" (5) will do?
(a) Walk you to your doom.
(b) Fall apart.
(c) Burn your feet.
(d) Bring bad luck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say the woman does not have in her purse in paragraph one of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

2. What adjective is used to describe the woman in the first paragraph of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

3. What does the boy say when the woman asks if he is hungry?

4. What are the only words the boy is able to say to the woman before he leaves her?

5. What does the woman say that she did to get things she wanted when she was young?

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