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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 is going to do for him that evening?
(a) Buy him shoes.
(b) Wash his face.
(c) Take him home.
(d) Walk him to jail.

2. What is the boy wearing when he tries to steal the woman's purse?
(a) Tennis shoes and blue jeans.
(b) Barefoot and tattered overalls.
(c) Oversized shoes and tight pants.
(d) Gym shorts and sandals.

3. How is the boy described as looking?
(a) As strong as an ox.
(b) Frail and willow-wild.
(c) Plump and stout.
(d) Young as green corn.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to steal the woman's purse at the start of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

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

3. What do passersby do when they see the boy and the woman?

4. What is the first thing the woman says to the purse thief?

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

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