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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 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) An officer grabs him.
(d) He feels bad and apologizes.

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

3. What does the author say the woman does not have in her purse in paragraph one of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) The kitchen sink.
(b) Her dinner.
(c) Money and credit cards.
(d) Hammer and nails.

4. What does the boy call the woman when he apologizes to her?
(a) Lady.
(b) Ma'am.
(c) Miss.
(d) Granny.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What happens when someone tries to snatch the woman's purse from her?

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

5. What do passersby do when they see the boy and the woman?

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 say to the boy when he tells her she was not bothering him when she walking down the street?

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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