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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time is it at the start of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) 5 p.m.
(b) 6 a.m.
(c) 12 p.m.
(d) 11 p.m.

2. What does the boy say when the woman asks if he has anyone at home to wash his face?
(a) He says he does not.
(b) He says he washed his face that morning.
(c) He says his mama washes his face.
(d) He says he lives with his father.

3. What adjective is used to describe the woman's purse in the first paragraph of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) Large.
(b) Heavy.
(c) Small.
(d) Lightweight.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when someone tries to snatch the woman's purse from her?

3. What does the woman tell the boy she is going to do for him that evening?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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?

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

3. What do passersby do while the woman is talking to the boy after he tried to steal her purse?

4. What does the woman say about the boy's face after he tries to apologize to her?

5. What two questions does the woman ask the boy after he tries to steal her purse and how does he reply?

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

7. What does the woman tell the boy she would do if she was his mother? What does she say is the least she can do for him since she is not his mother?

8. What does the woman say to the boy when he tells her he was not trying to steal her purse?

9. What does the boy say when the woman asks if he will run if she turns him loose? What does she say to his response?

10. What does the woman demand from the boy after he tries to steal her purse?

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