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4– Thank You, Ma’am |
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By: Langston Hughes |
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Short Questions and Answers |
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Q /1: What was the time when the boy tried to snatch the purse of the woman? |
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Ans: It was about 11 at night when the boy tried to snatch the purse? |
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Q /2: What happened to the boy when he tried to snatch the purse? |
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Ans: The boy lost his balance and he fell on his back on the footpath. |
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Q /3: What was the reaction of the woman? |
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Ans: She picked him up by his shirt hard till his teeth began rattling. |
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Q /4: What was the conduct of the people who saw the incident? |
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Ans: They only stopped, look at the incident, and stood watching. |
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Q /5: How did the boy look physically? |
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Ans: The boy looked very young, of about 14 years of age. He was thin and weak. His face was dirty. He was wearing tennis shoes and blue jeans. |
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Q /6: What was the condition of the boy when the woman gave him a few jerks? |
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Ans: He felt defeated. He began to tremble. |
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Q /7: Why did the woman ask the boy to wash his face? |
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Ans: She asked the boy to do it because his face was dirty. |
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Q /8: Why didn`t the boy run from the house of the woman? |
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Ans: The boy did not run from the house because he did not want to be mistrusted. |
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Q /9: Why didn`t the woman watch the boy while preparing a dish? |
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Ans: She did not watch the boy because she had noticed a change in the boy. |
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Q /10: What was the nature of the woman`s job? |
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Ans: The woman worked in a beauty shop. She made the hair of all kinds of women. |