"Thank you M'am"

The details in paragraphs 26-28 help the reader infer that-

• The woman intends to call the police on the boy
• The boy is possibly neglected.
• The boy has no friends.
• The woman loves to cook for people.

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CCSS.RF.1.4C

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RL.K.2

Which sentence best summarizes the excerpt?

• A young man attempts to mug a woman for her purse as she is walking home from work.   She gets angry and takes him home with her.
• A woman prepares ham and lima beans, along with hot cocoa, for a young man after he tries to steal her purse.
• A young man with a dirty face wants a woman’s pocketbook so that he can buy some blue suede shoes.
• A woman takes home a young man, cleans him up and feeds him dinner, and provides him with a valuable life lesson after he tries to steal her purse.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which sentence suggests that the woman empathizes with the young man?

• The large woman simply turned around and kicked him right square in his blue-jeaned  sitter.
• The woman did not ask the boy anything about where he lived, or his folks, or anything else that would embarrass him.
• Then she cut him half of her ten-cent cake.
• The woman did not watch the boy to see if he was going to run now, nor did she watch her purse which she left behind on the bed.

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CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.K.1

CCSS.RL.K.2

The author uses several dashes in paragraph 23 to help create a feeling of-

• affection
• humiliation
• suspense
• satisfaction

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

In paragraph 35, the descriptions of both the boy’s external and internal responses suggest that he-

• does not want any further conflict with the woman
• will try to run if he gets the chance
• is planning to steal money out of her purse
• is looking forward to getting a home cooked meal

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

In paragraph 43, the word barren means-

• crowded
• smoky
• dirty
• empty

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Which sentence best shows that the woman has seen her share of struggles?

• She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but a hammer and nails
• Then she picked up the boy by his shirt front and shook him until his teeth rattled.
• The woman was sitting on the day-bed. After a while she said, “I were young once and wanted things I could not get.”
• She heated some lima beans and ham she had in the icebox, made the cocoa, and set the table.

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.K.1

Read this sentence from paragraph 41.   “And next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else’s-because shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet.”  

 The author uses figurative language in this sentence most likely to-     

• explain how certain types of shoes can cause foot problems
• highlight the woman’s seething anger with the boy
• exaggerate the consequences of stealing from others
• identify reasons for juvenile crime

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3