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1. 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?

The woman is walking down the street around 11 p.m. She is described as a large woman who carries a large purse. She keeps everything "but hammer and nails" (1) in her purse.

2. What does someone try to do to the woman as she is walking down the street at the start of the story?

While the woman is walking down the street at night a boy tries to snatch her purse from her.

3. How does the woman react to the boy's action at the start of the story?

When the boy attempts to steal her purse the woman kicks him in his butt, grabs him and shakes him "until his teeth rattled" (1).

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