Thank You Ma'am

Thank You Ma'am

by Langston Hughes

"Thank You Ma'am" Comic ____ page 1

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Let's review PLOT

Multiple Choice

The exposition...

• is where the main character changes.

• introduces the characters and setting.

Multiple Choice

What best describes the TIME and PLACE of a story?

• Rising Action

• Setting

Multiple Choice

A _______ is a struggle that the main character has to work through or solve.

• conflict

• climax

Multiple Choice

The internal conflict is when the main character has a problem ________.

• with themselves.

• with someone or something else.

Multiple Choice

The external conflict with the main character is when they have a problem ______.

• with themselves.

• with someone or something else.

Multiple Choice

Turning point in a story; moment of greatest suspense; conflict at most intense or dramatic moment.

• Rising Action

• Resolution

• Falling Action

• Climax

Multiple Choice

Which of these events is an example of an external conflict?

• A. Mrs. Jones walks home from work.

• B. Roger tries to take Mrs. Jones’s purse.

• C. Roger wants to buy new shoes.

• D. Mrs. Jones cooks dinner for Roger.

Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of frail in the following sentence "He looked as if he were fourteen or fifteen, frail, and willow-wild, in tennis shoes and blue jeans."

• afraid

• weak

• calm

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?

• A. Roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones’s handbag.

• B. Mrs. Jones takes Roger back to her apartment.

• C. Roger is thinking about running out of her apartment.

• D. Mrs. Jones holds Roger by the shirt as he picks up her pocketbook.

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

Multiple Choice

What is the climax/turning point in the story "Thank You, Ma'am"?

• Roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones' purse

• Roger offers his help by asking to go to the store

• Mrs. Jones and Roger eat dinner together

Multiple Choice

Why does Roger offer to go to the store for Mrs. Jones?

• A. He knows she wants the sweetened milk.

• B. His escape will be easier once he gains her trust.

• C. He wants to show Mrs. Jones that he can be trusted.

Multiple Choice

At the end of the story, you can infer that Roger

• A. is excited about being able to buy his new shoes

• B. resents the attitude that Mrs. Jones displayed toward him

• C. will never forget the kindness Mrs. Jones showed him