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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 leave on her daybed when she goes to cook for the boy?
(a) Her jacket.
(b) Her watch.
(c) Her purse.
(d) Her necklace.

2. What does the woman tell the boy she used to want when she was young?
(a) Fancy shoes.
(b) Other people's money.
(c) Things she could not get.
(d) A fancy house.

3. How does the woman respond to the boy's explanation for why he wanted to steal her purse?
(a) She tells him he can have her purse.
(b) She tells him to speak up.
(c) She says he is lying.
(d) She tells him she feels bad for him.

4. What does the woman tell the boy she hopes he can do from now on before she walks him out of her room?
(a) Be more careful.
(b) Be honest.
(c) Behave.
(d) Be smarter.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the first thing the woman says to the purse thief?

3. What does the author repeat about the woman's home to let the reader know the boy could leave?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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