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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 is the boy described as looking?
(a) Young as green corn.
(b) As strong as an ox.
(c) Plump and stout.
(d) Frail and willow-wild.

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

3. 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 whacks him on the head with her purse.
(c) She kicks him.
(d) She has him arrested.

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

5. How does the woman reply to the boy's apology?
(a) She tells him his face is dirty.
(b) She tells him she forgives him.
(c) She tells him he is lying.
(d) She tells him he ought to be sorry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the boy wearing when he tries to steal the woman's purse?

3. What does the woman tell the boy she is going to do for him that evening?

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

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

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