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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the boy do while the woman is cooking so she knows he will not steal from her?
(a) Sits on the corner of the bed where she can see him.
(b) Bring her purse to her.
(c) Stands up and paces.
(d) Helps her cook.

2. What does the author repeat about the woman's home to let the reader know the boy could leave?
(a) The woman told the boy he did not have to stay.
(b) The door was open.
(c) The room had no doors.
(d) The lock was broken.

3. What does the woman say that she did to get things she wanted when she was young?
(a) She says she used to lie, cheat, and steal.
(b) She said she worked hard.
(c) She says she did things she would not tell the boy.
(d) She said she never got anything nice when she was a child.

4. What does the woman cook for herself and the boy to eat?
(a) Ham and Lima beans.
(b) Fish and rice.
(c) Chicken and corn.
(d) Steak and green beans.

5. What type of home does the woman live in?
(a) A single-family home.
(b) A hotel.
(c) An apartment.
(d) A rooming house.

6. What does the woman tell the boy she used to want when she was young?
(a) A fancy house.
(b) Things she could not get.
(c) Fancy shoes.
(d) Other people's money.

7. What is the boy's name?
(a) Roland.
(b) Randy.
(c) Richard.
(d) Roger.

8. What verb is used to describe the way the woman brings the boy up the street to her house?
(a) Dragged.
(b) Towed.
(c) Yanked.
(d) Pulled.

9. What does the woman tell the boy she hopes he can do from now on before she walks him out of her room?
(a) Behave.
(b) Be honest.
(c) Be smarter.
(d) Be more careful.

10. What does the boy tell the woman he wanted to buy himself?
(a) A button down shirt.
(b) Wool socks.
(c) Blue suede shoes.
(d) A blanket.

11. Who does the boy say is waiting at his house?
(a) His father.
(b) Nobody.
(c) His Granny.
(d) His mother.

12. What does the boy ask the woman while she cooks?
(a) If she wants him to set the table.
(b) Where she learned to cook.
(c) If she needs milk from the store.
(d) Where she works.

13. Where does the woman tell the boy she works?
(a) A hotel beauty-shop.
(b) A nightclub.
(c) A doctor's office.
(d) A movie theater.

14. What does the woman have the boy do as soon as he gets inside her room?
(a) Apologize to her.
(b) Cook her dinner.
(c) Wash his face.
(d) Take off his shoes.

15. What does the woman give the boy for dessert?
(a) All of her ten-cent cake.
(b) A piece of penny candy.
(c) Half of her ten-cent cake.
(d) A piece of million-dollar pie.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the boy do after washing his face when he does not know what else to do?

3. What does the boy ask the woman when they get inside her room?

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

5. Why does the woman avoid asking the boy where he lives or who his parents are?

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