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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. With whom is the woman walking home at the start of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her boyfriend.
(c) Her coworker.
(d) Nobody.

2. About how old is the boy who tries to steal the woman's purse?
(a) 5.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 8.

3. What verb is used to describe the way the woman brings the boy up the street to her house?
(a) Yanked.
(b) Pulled.
(c) Towed.
(d) Dragged.

4. Who does the boy say is waiting at his house?
(a) His mother.
(b) His Granny.
(c) Nobody.
(d) His father.

5. What does the woman do to the purse thief in paragraph one after trying to steal her purse?
(a) She kicks him.
(b) She whacks him on the head with her purse.
(c) She has him arrested.
(d) She yells at him to come back.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who tries to steal the woman's purse at the start of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

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

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