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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. What is the boy wearing when he tries to steal the woman's purse?
2. What does the boy call the woman when he apologizes to her?
3. What question does the woman ask the boy after he tries to steal her purse?
4. What does the boy say he will do if the woman lets go of him?
5. What adjective is used to describe the woman's purse in the first paragraph of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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?
3. What does the woman say to the boy when he tells her she was not bothering him when she walking down the street?
4. What does the woman say to the boy when he tells her he was not trying to steal her purse?
5. What does the woman demand from the boy after he tries to steal her purse?
6. 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?
7. What does the woman say about the boy's face after he tries to apologize to her?
8. What do passersby do while the woman is talking to the boy after he tried to steal her purse?
9. How old is the boy? How is he described physically?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Genre is a category assigned to a literary work, like a story. What are some genres that could be used to classify the story? What is the main genre of the story? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance the boy's economic status has on the story. Why is this important and how does it develop the themes of the story? What would be different if he were wealthy? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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