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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the boy's name?

2. What are the only words the boy is able to say to the woman before he leaves her?

3. What does the woman have the boy do as soon as he gets inside her room?

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

5. What does the author repeat about the woman's home to let the reader know the boy could leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the woman give the boy before he leaves? What does she tell him?

2. What does the boy tell the woman he wanted to buy when he tried to steal her purse? What does she say he could have done instead?

3. What does the boy offer to do for the woman while she prepares their supper?

4. What words are used to describe the way Mrs. Jones handles the boy as the takes him out the street to her house?

5. What does Mrs. Jones tell the boy about herself over supper? Why is she careful not to ask him any questions about his life?

6. What does the boy tell Mrs. Jones when she asks if he has eaten supper?

7. What is the boy's name? What is the first thing Mrs. Jones has him do when they enter her room?

8. What does Mrs. Jones tell the boy to do while she makes them something to eat?

9. In what way does Mrs. Jones show the boy trust while she cooks them a meal?

10. In what ways does Mrs. Jones show the boy kindness as he gets ready to wash his face?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the theme of compassion and kindness?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay analyzing the symbolic significance the boy's economic status has on the story. Why is this important and how does it develop the themes of the story? What would be different if he were wealthy? Use examples from the text to support your viewpoint.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Roger and Mrs. Jones in "Thank You, Ma'am." What details help develop their character and what do these details tell you about them? What is their background? How do they come into contact with one another? How do they interact? In what ways are they similar or different? Explain.

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