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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 does the woman give the boy after they finish dessert?
(a) Some new socks.
(b) A cup of tea.
(c) $10.
(d) A blanket.

2. Who tries to steal the woman's purse at the start of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) An old man.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A young girl.
(d) A young boy.

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

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

5. What does the author say the woman does not have in her purse in paragraph one of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) Her dinner.
(b) The kitchen sink.
(c) Money and credit cards.
(d) Hammer and nails.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the boy ask the woman when they get inside her room?

3. What does the boy do while the woman is cooking so she knows he will not steal from her?

4. How is the boy described as looking?

5. What does the boy tell the woman he wanted to buy himself?

(see the answer key)

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