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

2. 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.

3. What does the boy say when the woman asks if he has anyone at home to wash his face?
(a) He says he does not.
(b) He says his mama washes his face.
(c) He says he lives with his father.
(d) He says he washed his face that morning.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy say when the woman asks if he is hungry?

2. How does the woman respond to the boy's explanation for why he wanted to steal her purse?

3. What does the author say the woman does not have in her purse in paragraph one 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. 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?

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. What two questions does the woman ask the boy after he tries to steal her purse and how does he reply?

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

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

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

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