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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 used to want when she was young?
(a) A fancy house.
(b) Things she could not get.
(c) Fancy shoes.
(d) Other people's money.

2. Who does the woman tell the boy he will always remember when she is done with him?
(a) Mrs. Lulu Billings Cooper Smith.
(b) Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones.
(c) Miss Linsday Eleanor Jackson.
(d) Ms. Luella Lu Williams Johnson.

3. What does the boy ask the woman while she cooks?
(a) Where she works.
(b) If she wants him to set the table.
(c) Where she learned to cook.
(d) If she needs milk from the store.

4. What are the only words the boy is able to say to the woman before he leaves her?
(a) You've been kind.
(b) How can I repay you?
(c) Thank you.
(d) Can I stay?

5. What does the woman tell the boy she was heading home to do when he tried to take her purse?
(a) Have a party.
(b) Cook some food.
(c) Get some sleep.
(d) Watch TV.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy ask the woman when they get inside her room?

2. What is the boy's name?

3. What does the woman cook for herself and the boy to eat?

4. How soon after their first meeting does the boy see the woman again?

5. What does the woman leave on her daybed when she goes to cook for the boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Mrs. Jones finally lets the boy go, what does he notice before going to the sink?

2. What words are used to describe the way Mrs. Jones handles the boy as the takes him out the street to her house?

3. What does the woman give the boy before he leaves? What does she tell him?

4. Where does Mrs. Jones live? How is the place described? How does the boy know there are others in the house?

5. In what way does Mrs. Jones show the boy trust while she cooks them a meal?

6. What does the boy say to the woman before he leaves? What did he want to say?

7. What does the boy offer to do for the woman while she prepares their supper?

8. How is the boy described as looking and acting while Mrs. Jones pulls him up the street toward her house?

9. In what ways does Mrs. Jones show the boy kindness as he gets ready to wash his face?

10. What does the boy tell Mrs. Jones when she asks if he has eaten supper?

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