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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 woman tell the boy she is going to do for him that evening?
3. What adjective is used to describe the woman in the first paragraph of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
4. What adjective is used to describe the woman's purse in the first paragraph of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
5. What does the woman do to the purse thief in paragraph one after trying to steal her purse?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does someone try to do to the woman as she is walking down the street at the start of the story?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. How does the woman react to the boy's action at the start of the story?
5. What does the woman say about the boy's face after he tries to apologize to her?
6. 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?
7. What do passersby do while the woman is talking to the boy after he tried to steal her purse?
8. How old is the boy? How is he described physically?
9. 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?
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
Pick a character from the story and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay examining Mrs. Jones' purse as a symbol in “Thank You, Ma’am.” In what scenes does the purse appear? What is the context? How does the purse develop the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about the author of “Thank You, Ma’am.” Who is he? What else has he written? How is "Thank You, Ma’am" similar or different from his other works?
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