Thank You Ma'am

Readers can infer that Mrs. Jones....

• thinks Roger should earn the money for shoes.

• is able to forgive Roger.

• wants Roger to visit her often.

• wants to adopt Roger.

To show that she does not expect Roger to rob her again, Mrs. Jones....

• asks if there is anyone at his house to feed him.

• tells him he should not have snatched her purse.

• asks him to go to the store.

• turns her back on him while she cooks.

By the end of the story, you know that Roger ....

• is selfish.

• is a quiet, honest boy at heart.

• thinks the world owes him something.

• has a criminal mind.

"When I get through with you, sir, you are going to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones," Mrs. Jones says. From this announcement you can see that Mrs. Jones...

• Roger looks up at her.

• has a powerful personality.

• is courteous.

• is afraid of Roger won't remember her.

After Mrs. Jones brings Roger home, she...

• treats him cruelly, as if he were her enemy.

• coddles him, as if he were a helpless puppy.

• disciplines him as if he were her own child.

• watches him suspiciously, as if he were a thief.

At the beginning of the story, which is the most important symbol Langston Hughes presents?

• Luella's purse
• NYC
• Blue suede shoes
• Luella's hat

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does Luella's large purse represent symbolically?

• She is a horder
• She likes to collect things
• She can handle anything
• She has a lot of personal baggage

When Roger looks from the open door to Mrs. Jones and back to the open door, you can infer that he is

• A. thinking about what is for dinner.

• B. deciding if he should close the door.

• C. wondering if he should try to escape.

• D. getting ready to wash his face.

What does Mrs. Jones admit to Roger?

• A. She works late hours in a hotel beauty shop.
• B. Her own adolescence contained its share of mistakes.
• C. She thinks that it takes a lot of courage to apologize.
• D. Her belief is that everybody deserves a second chance.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does barren mean? 

•  A. dirty 
•  B. open 
• C. empty 
• D. angry

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.4