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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 Pages 3 - 5 .

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the boy ask the woman when they get inside her room?
(a) If she is going to give him some money.
(b) If she is going to take him to jail.
(c) If she is going to tell his mother.
(d) If she is going to tell his father.

3. Why does the woman avoid asking the boy where he lives or who his parents are?
(a) She knows where he lives and who his parents are.
(b) She plans to ask him after he eats.
(c) She does not want to know.
(d) She does not want to embarrass him.

4. Who is the author of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) Ernest Hemingway.
(b) Richard Wright.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) James Baldwin.

5. How does the woman respond to the boy's explanation for why he wanted to steal her purse?
(a) She says he is lying.
(b) She tells him to speak up.
(c) She tells him she feels bad for him.
(d) She tells him he can have her purse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it at the start of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

2. What does the boy tell the woman he wanted to buy himself?

3. What does the woman have in her room to cook and store food?

4. How is the boy described as looking?

5. Who does the woman tell the boy he will always remember when she is done with him?

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