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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. What does the author say the woman does not have in her purse in paragraph one of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) The kitchen sink.
(b) Hammer and nails.
(c) Money and credit cards.
(d) Her dinner.

2. What does the boy say when the woman asks if he has anyone at home to wash his face?
(a) He says he does not.
(b) He says he lives with his father.
(c) He says his mama washes his face.
(d) He says he washed his face that morning.

3. What does the woman tell the boy she would do if he was her son?
(a) Find him a job.
(b) Teach him right from wrong.
(c) Take him to church.
(d) Pay him to do chores.

4. Who is the author of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) Langston Hughes.
(b) James Baldwin.
(c) Richard Wright.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it at the start of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

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

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

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

5. What happens to the purse thief after trying to snatch the purse?

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