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

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

3. What does the woman give the boy for dessert?
(a) A piece of penny candy.
(b) Half of her ten-cent cake.
(c) All of her ten-cent cake.
(d) A piece of million-dollar pie.

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

5. What are the only words the boy is able to say to the woman before he leaves her?
(a) You've been kind.
(b) Can I stay?
(c) Thank you.
(d) How can I repay you?

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

7. What does the woman cook for herself and the boy to eat?
(a) Chicken and corn.
(b) Steak and green beans.
(c) Ham and Lima beans.
(d) Fish and rice.

8. What verb is used to describe the way the woman brings the boy up the street to her house?
(a) Pulled.
(b) Yanked.
(c) Towed.
(d) Dragged.

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

10. What is the boy's name?
(a) Roger.
(b) Roland.
(c) Randy.
(d) Richard.

11. Why does the woman avoid asking the boy where he lives or who his parents are?
(a) She knows where he lives and who his parents are.
(b) She does not want to know.
(c) She does not want to embarrass him.
(d) She plans to ask him after he eats.

12. 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 door was open.
(c) The room had no doors.
(d) The woman told the boy he did not have to stay.

13. 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 honest.
(b) Be more careful.
(c) Be smarter.
(d) Behave.

14. 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.

15. 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 never got anything nice when she was a child.
(c) She said she worked hard.
(d) She says she used to lie, cheat, and steal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the boy say is waiting at his house?

3. What does the woman tell the boy he could have done to buy what he wanted instead of trying to steal her purse?

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

5. What type of home does the woman live in?

(see the answer keys)

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