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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 Pages 1 & 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the boy call the woman when he apologizes to her?
(a) Miss.
(b) Ma'am.
(c) Lady.
(d) Granny.

3. What do passersby do when they see the boy and the woman?
(a) Yell at the woman.
(b) Yell at the boy.
(c) Pass by or stop and watch.
(d) Get the police.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy say he will do if the woman lets go of him?

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

3. About how old is the boy who tries to steal the woman's purse?

4. How does the woman reply to the boy's apology?

5. What does the woman tell the boy she would do if he was her son?

(see the answer key)

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