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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 does the author say the woman does not have in her purse in paragraph one of "Thank You, Ma'am"?
(a) The kitchen sink.
(b) Money and credit cards.
(c) Her dinner.
(d) Hammer and nails.

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

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

4. What question does the woman ask the boy after he tries to steal her purse?
(a) "Ain't you ashamed of yourself?"
(b) "Ain't you got a mother?"
(c) "Do you know who I am?"
(d) "Who do you think you are?"

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the boy wearing when he tries to steal the woman's purse?

3. With whom is the woman walking home at the start of "Thank You, Ma'am"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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 the boy say to the woman when she asks if he has anybody at home to tell him to wash his face? What does the woman say she will do after he replies?

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. How old is the boy? How is he described physically?

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 say about the boy's face after he tries to apologize to her?

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