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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman say that she did to get things she wanted when she was young?
(a) She says she did things she would not tell the boy.
(b) She said she worked hard.
(c) She said she never got anything nice when she was a child.
(d) She says she used to lie, cheat, and steal.

2. What does the author repeat about the woman's home to let the reader know the boy could leave?
(a) The lock was broken.
(b) The room had no doors.
(c) The woman told the boy he did not have to stay.
(d) The door was open.

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

4. What does the woman tell the boy she was heading home to do when he tried to take her purse?
(a) Watch TV.
(b) Cook some food.
(c) Have a party.
(d) Get some sleep.

5. What does the woman tell the boy he could have done to buy what he wanted instead of trying to steal her purse?
(a) He could have asked his mother.
(b) He could have found a job.
(c) He could have asked her.
(d) He could have stolen the item.

6. Who does the woman tell the boy he will always remember when she is done with him?
(a) Ms. Luella Lu Williams Johnson.
(b) Mrs. Lulu Billings Cooper Smith.
(c) Miss Linsday Eleanor Jackson.
(d) Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.

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

8. What does the boy ask the woman while she cooks?
(a) Where she works.
(b) Where she learned to cook.
(c) If she wants him to set the table.
(d) If she needs milk from the store.

9. What does the boy do while the woman is cooking so she knows he will not steal from her?
(a) Stands up and paces.
(b) Sits on the corner of the bed where she can see him.
(c) Helps her cook.
(d) Bring her purse to her.

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

11. What does the boy ask the woman when they get inside her room?
(a) If she is going to tell his father.
(b) If she is going to take him to jail.
(c) If she is going to give him some money.
(d) If she is going to tell his mother.

12. Where does the woman tell the boy she works?
(a) A nightclub.
(b) A movie theater.
(c) A hotel beauty-shop.
(d) A doctor's office.

13. What does the boy do after washing his face when he does not know what else to do?
(a) Tidies the room.
(b) Dries his face twice.
(c) Runs out of the room.
(d) Washes his face again.

14. 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) Behave.
(c) Be honest.
(d) Be smarter.

15. What does the woman have the boy do as soon as he gets inside her room?
(a) Wash his face.
(b) Apologize to her.
(c) Take off his shoes.
(d) Cook her dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the boy's name?

2. What are the only words the boy is able to say to the woman before he leaves her?

3. What does the woman cook for herself and the boy to eat?

4. What does the woman tell the boy she is going to give him to drink?

5. How soon after their first meeting does the boy see the woman again?

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