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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 Pages 3 - 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What verb is used to describe the way the woman brings the boy up the street to her house?
(a) Pulled.
(b) Yanked.
(c) Towed.
(d) Dragged.

2. What does the author repeat about the woman's home to let the reader know the boy could leave?
(a) The room had no doors.
(b) The lock was broken.
(c) The woman told the boy he did not have to stay.
(d) The door was open.

3. What does the boy say when the woman asks if he is hungry?
(a) He says he just ate a hamburger and some fries.
(b) He says he is not hungry and just wants her to let him go.
(c) He says his mother would be mad at him if he ate the woman's food.
(d) He says he is starving and would be thankful if she fed him.

4. What does the boy do after washing his face when he does not know what else to do?
(a) Tidies the room.
(b) Dries his face twice.
(c) Runs out of the room.
(d) Washes his face again.

5. What time is it at the start of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) 5 p.m.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) 6 a.m.
(d) 12 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman have in her room to cook and store food?

2. Why does the woman avoid asking the boy where he lives or who his parents are?

3. What does the woman tell the boy she was heading home to do when he tried to take her purse?

4. What does the boy say when the woman asks if he has anyone at home to wash his face?

5. What happens when someone tries to snatch the woman's purse from her?

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