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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the boy described as looking?
(a) Young as green corn.
(b) Plump and stout.
(c) As strong as an ox.
(d) Frail and willow-wild.

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

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

4. What does the boy say when the woman asks if he is hungry?
(a) He says he is starving and would be thankful if she fed him.
(b) He says he is not hungry and just wants her to let him go.
(c) He says he just ate a hamburger and some fries.
(d) He says his mother would be mad at him if he ate the woman's food.

5. With whom is the woman walking home at the start of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) Nobody.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her coworker.
(d) Her boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

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

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

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

5. What does the boy say to the woman when she asks him why he wanted to steal her purse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the woman say about the boy's face after he tries to apologize to her?

2. What do passersby do while the woman is talking to the boy after he tried to steal her purse?

3. What does the woman tell the boy she would do if she was his mother? What does she say is the least she can do for him since she is not his mother?

4. What does the woman say to the boy when he tells her he was not trying to steal her purse?

5. What does the woman say to the boy when he tells her she was not bothering him when she walking down the street?

6. What does the boy say when the woman asks if he will run if she turns him loose? What does she say to his response?

7. How is the woman describe at the start of "Thank You, Ma'am"? What does she look like? What does she have with her? What time is it?

8. What does the woman demand from the boy after he tries to steal her purse?

9. What does the boy say to the woman when she asks if he has anybody at home to tell him to wash his face? What does the woman say she will do after he replies?

10. How does the woman react to the boy's action at the start of the story?

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