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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 leave on her daybed when she goes to cook for the boy?
(a) Her watch.
(b) Her necklace.
(c) Her jacket.
(d) Her purse.

2. What time is it at the start of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) 6 a.m.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) 12 p.m.
(d) 5 p.m.

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

4. What does the boy say when the woman asks if he is hungry?
(a) He says he is not hungry and just wants her to let him go.
(b) He says he just ate a hamburger and some fries.
(c) He says he is starving and would be thankful if she fed him.
(d) He says his mother would be mad at him if he ate the woman's food.

5. How is the boy described as looking?
(a) Young as green corn.
(b) As strong as an ox.
(c) Plump and stout.
(d) Frail and willow-wild.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy do while the woman is cooking so she knows he will not steal from her?

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

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

4. What does the boy say to the woman when she asks him why he wanted to steal her purse?

5. With whom is the woman walking home at the start of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

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