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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the woman tell the boy she is going to do for him that evening?
(a) Take him home.
(b) Buy him shoes.
(c) Walk him to jail.
(d) Wash his face.

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

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

5. 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 tells him she feels bad for him.
(d) She says he is lying.

6. What happens when someone tries to snatch the woman's purse from her?
(a) The contents spill out.
(b) The strap breaks.
(c) The thief manages to get it and runs away.
(d) The thief changes his mind and runs away.

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

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

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

10. About how old is the boy who tries to steal the woman's purse?
(a) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

11. What adjective is used to describe the woman's purse in the first paragraph of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) Lightweight.
(b) Small.
(c) Large.
(d) Heavy.

12. What does the boy say to the woman when she asks him why he wanted to steal her purse?
(a) He says he is hungry.
(b) He says he did not aim to.
(c) He says his mama made him.
(d) He says she looked rich.

13. What happens to the purse thief after trying to snatch the purse?
(a) An officer grabs him.
(b) He falls to the ground.
(c) He feels bad and apologizes.
(d) He runs off with the purse.

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

15. What is the boy wearing when he tries to steal the woman's purse?
(a) Oversized shoes and tight pants.
(b) Gym shorts and sandals.
(c) Barefoot and tattered overalls.
(d) Tennis shoes and blue jeans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy say he will do if the woman lets go of him?

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

3. What adjective is used to describe the woman in the first paragraph of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

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

5. What question does the woman ask the boy after he tries to steal her purse?

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