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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 respond to the boy's explanation for why he wanted to steal her purse?
(a) She says he is lying.
(b) She tells him to speak up.
(c) She tells him he can have her purse.
(d) She tells him she feels bad for him.

2. What question does the woman ask the boy after he tries to steal her purse?
(a) "Ain't you ashamed of yourself?"
(b) "Who do you think you are?"
(c) "Do you know who I am?"
(d) "Ain't you got a mother?"

3. What adjective is used to describe the woman in the first paragraph of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) Large.
(b) Elegant.
(c) Petite.
(d) Shabby.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy say he will do if the woman lets go of him?

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

3. What is the boy wearing when he tries to steal the woman's purse?

4. What does the woman do to the purse thief in paragraph one after trying to steal her purse?

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

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

3. What does someone try to do to the woman as she is walking down the street at the start of the story?

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. How old is the boy? How is he described physically?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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