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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 is the first thing the woman says to the purse thief?
(a) "Pick up my pocketbook!"
(b) "You little rat!"
(c) "I'm calling the cops!"
(d) "Get away from me!"

2. Who is the author of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) Langston Hughes.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) Richard Wright.

3. What type of home does the woman live in?
(a) An apartment.
(b) A hotel.
(c) A single-family home.
(d) A rooming house.

4. What does the woman say shoes "come by devilish" (5) will do?
(a) Bring bad luck.
(b) Burn your feet.
(c) Walk you to your doom.
(d) Fall apart.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the purse thief after trying to snatch the purse?

2. What does the woman tell the boy she hopes he can do from now on before she walks him out of her room?

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

4. What does the woman do to the purse thief in paragraph one after trying to steal her purse?

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

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