What does the boy's initial response to Mrs. Jones tell us about him? A. He's amazed at how strong she is. B. He always uses good manners. C. He definitely knows right from wrong. D. He's too afraid of her to say anything else.

D. He's too afraid of her to say anything else.

Explanation:

The boy made an incomplete statement “yes'm.” indicating that he's too afraid of Mrs. Jones to say anything else after been caught trying to steal her purse.

However, as the story progresses Mrs. Jones’s was nice to him, instead of trying to call the police, because she felt empathy remembering that she had experienced the same situation before.

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