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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) Other people's money.
(b) Fancy shoes.
(c) Things she could not get.
(d) A fancy house.

2. What does the woman say that she did to get things she wanted when she was young?
(a) She said she never got anything nice when she was a child.
(b) She says she used to lie, cheat, and steal.
(c) She says she did things she would not tell the boy.
(d) She said she worked hard.

3. What does the woman say shoes "come by devilish" (5) will do?
(a) Bring bad luck.
(b) Walk you to your doom.
(c) Burn your feet.
(d) Fall apart.

4. What does the boy do while the woman is cooking so she knows he will not steal from her?
(a) Helps her cook.
(b) Sits on the corner of the bed where she can see him.
(c) Stands up and paces.
(d) Bring her purse to her.

5. What does the woman have in her room to cook and store food?
(a) A gas plate and an icebox.
(b) A cooler and a hot plate.
(c) Cupboards and a stovetop.
(d) A refrigerator and an oven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman tell the boy she hopes he can do from now on before she walks him out of her room?

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

3. What type of home does the woman live in?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the boy's name? What is the first thing Mrs. Jones has him do when they enter her room?

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

3. What does Mrs. Jones tell the boy to do while she makes them something to eat?

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

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

6. What does the boy tell the woman he wanted to buy when he tried to steal her purse? What does she say he could have done instead?

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

8. How does Mrs. Jones reply when the boy asks if she is going to take him to jail while he waits for the water to warm so he can wash his face?

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

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

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