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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 does the woman reply to the boy's apology?
(a) She tells him his face is dirty.
(b) She tells him she forgives him.
(c) She tells him he is lying.
(d) She tells him he ought to be sorry.

2. About how old is the boy who tries to steal the woman's purse?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 18.
(d) 14.

3. What does the boy say when the woman asks if he is hungry?
(a) He says his mother would be mad at him if he ate the woman's food.
(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 he is starving and would be thankful if she fed him.

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

5. What does the boy say to the woman when she asks him why he wanted to steal her purse?
(a) He says his mama made him.
(b) He says he did not aim to.
(c) He says she looked rich.
(d) He says he is hungry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman tell the boy she would do if he was her son?

2. What is the first thing the woman says to the purse thief?

3. What time is it at the start of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

4. What does the boy call the woman when he apologizes to her?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 demand from the boy after he tries to steal her purse?

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

7. 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?

8. 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?

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

10. 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?

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