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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. Who does the boy say is waiting at his house?
(a) His father.
(b) His Granny.
(c) His mother.
(d) Nobody.

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

3. What does the woman do to the purse thief in paragraph one after trying to steal her purse?
(a) She has him arrested.
(b) She whacks him on the head with her purse.
(c) She kicks him.
(d) She yells at him to come back.

4. How soon after their first meeting does the boy see the woman again?
(a) He sees her when he is an adult.
(b) He sees her the following week.
(c) He sees her the next day.
(d) He never sees her again.

5. What do passersby do when they see the boy and the woman?
(a) Pass by or stop and watch.
(b) Yell at the boy.
(c) Get the police.
(d) Yell at the woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the woman tell the boy she would do if he was her son?

4. Where does the woman tell the boy she works?

5. What does the woman say that she did to get things she wanted when she was young?

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