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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 adjective is used to describe the woman's purse in the first paragraph of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) Lightweight.
(b) Heavy.
(c) Large.
(d) Small.

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

3. What do passersby do when they see the boy and the woman?
(a) Pass by or stop and watch.
(b) Yell at the boy.
(c) Yell at the woman.
(d) Get the police.

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

5. 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 he washed his face that morning.
(c) He says his mama washes his face.
(d) He says he lives with his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the woman reply to the boy's apology?

2. What does the author say the woman does not have in her purse in paragraph one of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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