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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 does the woman say shoes "come by devilish" (5) will do?

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

3. What does the woman tell the boy he should do to look presentable while she cooks?

4. What does the woman have the boy do as soon as he gets inside her room?

5. What does the woman tell the boy she is going to give him to drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What does Mrs. Jones tell the boy about herself over supper? Why is she careful not to ask him any questions about his life?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing the narrative structure of “Thank You, Ma’am.” What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the story to support your analysis.

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

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.

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