Thank You M'am
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  • Question 1
    900 seconds
    Q. In "Thank you, Ma'm", how does Mrs. Jones meet Roger?
    answer choices
    at school career day
    at a church social
    when she tries to break up a street fight between Roger and his friend
    when he tries to steal her purse
  • Question 2
    900 seconds
    Q. Which of the following words best describes Mrs. Jones's reaction to being surprised by Roger?
    answer choices
    delight
    confusion
    fear
    anger
  • Question 3
    900 seconds
    Q. What reason does Roger give for his action?
    answer choices
    He is out for kicks.
    He wants a new bicycle.
    He wants a new pair of blue suede shoes.
    He needs lunch money for school.
  • Question 4
    45 seconds
    Q. What do these lines show about Roger? "Ain't you got nobody to tell you to wash your face?" "No'm," said the boy.
    answer choices
    He is shy.
    He is neglected at home.
    He has trouble telling the truth.
    He has a good sense of humor.
  • Question 5
    60 seconds
    Q. What do these lines indicate about Mrs. Jones? Then it [Roger's face] will get washed this evening, said the large woman starting up the street, dragging the boy behind her.
    answer choices
    She is a stickler for cleanliness.
    She is a bossy woman.
    She is concerned about Roger.
    She is a professional psychic.
  • Question 6
    45 seconds
    Q. What does Mrs. Jones do when the boy struggles to get away?
    answer choices
    She jerks him around in front of her, wrestles him with one arm, and drags him up the street.
    She shouts very loudly for help, frightening the boy into staying at her side.
    She warns him that she will call the police and that they will track him down.
    She hits him over the head and knocks him to the ground.
  • Question 7
    60 seconds
    Q. After Mrs. Jones tells Roger that he could simply have asked for the shoes, "the boy looked at her. There was a long pause. A very long pause." What does this pause show about Roger?
    answer choices
    He is surprised, touched, and confused by her offer.
    He is growing ever more suspicious of her.
    He is so unused to washing his face that he forgets to dry it.
    He is waiting for the right moment to run out of the house.
  • Question 8
    45 seconds
    Q. Why does Mrs. Jones make a point of telling Roger about the bad things she did when she was young?
    answer choices
    She is hoping to join Roger in a life of crime.
    She is very lonely and needs someone to talk to.
    She believes that sharing that part of her past will help Roger to trust her.
    Feeling that Roger has lied to her, she tells him a lie in return.
  • Question 9
    45 seconds
    Q. What does Mrs. Jones mean when she tells Roger that "shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet."
    answer choices
    Devilish shoes burn your feet.
    People who buy shoes with stolen money will be punished.
    If you buy shoes that don't fit, they will hurt so much that it will feel as if your feet are burning.
    If you buy shoes with stolen money, your sense of guilt will make you feel as if the shoes are burning your feet.
  • Question 10
    60 seconds
    Q. Which of the following best summarizes the meaning of this passage? The boy wanted to say something other than, Thank you, m'am, to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, but he couldn't do so as he turned at the barren stoop and looked back at the large woman in the door.
    answer choices
    Roger realized how inadequate a mere thank you was for all Mrs. Jones had done for him.
    Roger wanted to say something nasty to Mrs. Jones, but he restrained himself.
    Roger did not really want to thank Mrs. Jones because he felt that she forced him to go with her.
    Roger had planned to say something, but it completely escaped his mind.
  • Question 11
    45 seconds
    Q. Which of the following best captures the theme of "Thank You, M'am"?
    answer choices
    Old people are so lonely that they will seek company even from those that try to harm them.
    Kindness and goodwill are stronger than fear and mistrust.
    If you're going to steal, don't get caught.
    The city streets are full of dangers for young and old alike.
  • Question 12
    45 seconds
    Q. At the end of "Thank You, M'am", when Mrs. Jones bids Roger goodnight, how does Roger probably feel?
    answer choices
    lucky to have gotten away with his attempted crime
    sorry that he'd met Mrs. Jones that night
    angry at Mrs. Jones for making him leave
    grateful to her for her kindness and teaching
  • Question 13
    30 seconds
    Q. Who penned "Thank You, M'am"?
    answer choices
    Edgar Allan Poe
    Ray Bradbury
    Shirley Jackson
    Langston Hughes
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