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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the boy described as looking?

2. What does the boy say when the woman asks if he has anyone at home to wash his face?

3. What does the woman do to the purse thief in paragraph one after trying to steal her purse?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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. 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?

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay describing the imagery used in “Thank You, Ma’am.” Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay discussing the setting and time period of “Thank You, Ma’am.” In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?

Essay Topic 3

Write a brief essay analyzing the title “Thank You, Ma’am." Explore the ways in which this title connects to the plot and themes of the story.

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