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- 1. Multiple Choice
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.
- 2. Multiple Choice
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.
- 3. Multiple Choice
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.
- 4. Multiple Choice
"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.
- 5. Multiple Choice
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.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAt the beginning of the story, which is the most important symbol Langston Hughes presents?Luella's purseNYCBlue suede shoesLuella's hat
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Luella's large purse represent symbolically?She is a horderShe likes to collect thingsShe can handle anythingShe has a lot of personal baggage
- 8. Multiple Choice
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.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat 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.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat does barren mean?A. dirtyB. openC. emptyD. angry
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat does presentable mean?A. made to be eatenB. ready to be washedC. fit to be seenD. meant to be repeated
- 12. Multiple ChoiceA frail person isA. weakB. bitterC. afraidD. calm
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does the author mean by "shoes got by devilish ways will burn your feet"?
It gets very hot in the summer.
If you steal money to buy shoes, eventually the guilt will burn your conscience.
If you steal, your shoes will become too hot and burn your feet.
The stolen shoes will be ugly.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Why would Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones want to help the boy?
She loved children, puppies, and kittens.
She thought that he was homeless.
She identified with him because she was in similar situations when she was younger.
She wanted to help everyone she met.
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the most likely reason why Mrs. Jones left her purse on the daybed where the boy could have grabbed it?
She was old and forgetful.
She didn’t have any money in the purse.
She wanted to give the boy a chance to make the right decision.
She wanted the boy to help himself to the money he needed.
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