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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 Pages 1 & 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman tell the boy she would do if he was her son?
(a) Pay him to do chores.
(b) Teach him right from wrong.
(c) Take him to church.
(d) Find him a job.

2. How does the woman reply to the boy's apology?
(a) She tells him she forgives him.
(b) She tells him he is lying.
(c) She tells him his face is dirty.
(d) She tells him he ought to be sorry.

3. What does the woman do to the purse thief in paragraph one after trying to steal her purse?
(a) She yells at him to come back.
(b) She whacks him on the head with her purse.
(c) She kicks him.
(d) She has him arrested.

4. What adjective is used to describe the woman in the first paragraph of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) Petite.
(b) Shabby.
(c) Elegant.
(d) Large.

5. What does the boy call the woman when he apologizes to her?
(a) Granny.
(b) Lady.
(c) Ma'am.
(d) Miss.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the boy say to the woman when she asks him why he wanted to steal her purse?

2. What does the boy say he will do if the woman lets go of him?

3. What adjective is used to describe the woman's purse in the first paragraph of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

4. What does the author say the woman does not have in her purse in paragraph one of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

5. What happens to the purse thief after trying to snatch the purse?

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