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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 said she never got anything nice when she was a child.
(b) She says she used to lie, cheat, and steal.
(c) She said she worked hard.
(d) She says she did things she would not tell the boy.

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

3. What does the woman give the boy after they finish dessert?
(a) A blanket.
(b) Some new socks.
(c) $10.
(d) A cup of tea.

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

5. What does the boy tell the woman he wanted to buy himself?
(a) A blanket.
(b) Wool socks.
(c) A button down shirt.
(d) Blue suede shoes.

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

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

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

9. 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.

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

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

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

13. 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) Have a party.
(c) Cook some food.
(d) Watch TV.

14. How soon after their first meeting does the boy see the woman again?
(a) He sees her the following week.
(b) He sees her when he is an adult.
(c) He sees her the next day.
(d) He never sees her again.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the woman say shoes "come by devilish" (5) will do?

5. What does the boy do while the woman is cooking so she knows he will not steal from her?

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