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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 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 his mother would be mad at him if he ate the woman's food.
(d) He says he is not hungry and just wants her to let him go.

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

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

4. What happens when someone tries to snatch the woman's purse from her?
(a) The thief manages to get it and runs away.
(b) The thief changes his mind and runs away.
(c) The strap breaks.
(d) The contents spill out.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the boy wearing when he 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. How is the boy described as looking?

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

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

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