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

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

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

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

5. What does the boy say he will do if the woman lets go of him?
(a) Run away.
(b) Go home.
(c) Walk her home.
(d) Turn himself in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do passersby do when they see the boy and the woman?

2. How is the boy described as looking?

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

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

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

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