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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 tell the boy she is going to do for him that evening?
(a) Take him home.
(b) Walk him to jail.
(c) Buy him shoes.
(d) Wash his face.

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

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) Hammer and nails.
(d) Money and credit cards.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom is the woman walking home at the start of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

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

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

4. What happens to the purse thief after trying to snatch the purse?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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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