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

2. How does the woman respond to the boy's explanation for why he wanted to steal her purse?
(a) She tells him he can have her purse.
(b) She tells him she feels bad for him.
(c) She tells him to speak up.
(d) She says he is lying.

3. 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 he washed his face that morning.
(d) He says his mama washes his face.

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

5. What is the first thing the woman says to the purse thief?
(a) "Get away from me!"
(b) "I'm calling the cops!"
(c) "Pick up my pocketbook!"
(d) "You little rat!"

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the author of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

5. What does the boy call the woman when he apologizes to her?

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