Fiction/Thank You Mam

Plot is the _______ element that shows the arrangement of ________and actions within a story.

• Arrangement/ events

• Arrangement/ conflicts

• Arrangement/ actions

• Arrangement/ characters

Why does Roger lose his balance when he tries to steal Mrs. Jones' purse in "Thank You, M'am"?

• Mrs. Jones kicks him.

• Mrs. Jones is very large.

• The purse is very heavy.

• Roger is weighed down by guilt.

What is Mrs. Jones' first reaction to Roger's attempt to steal her purse in "Thank You, M'am"?

• She is puzzled.

• She is frightened.

• She is angry.

• She is deeply hurt.

In "Thank You M'am", what does Mrs. Jones do when Roger struggles to get away?

• She jerks him 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 with her purse and knocks him to the ground.

In "Thank You M'am", what can you infer from reading that Roger has no one at home to wash his face?

• He is shy.

• He is neglected at home.

• He has trouble telling the truth.

• He has a good sense of humor.

According to Mrs. Jones in "Thank You M'am", what lesson has Roger not been taught?

• why "early to bed and early to rise" is true

• how to apologize

• how to steal a purse without getting caught

• the difference between right and wrong

In "Thank You M'am", what can you infer about Mrs. Jones from this remark?

"When I get through with you, sir, you are going to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones."

• She respects whomever she speaks to.

• She is a conceited showoff.

• She is a strong-minded person.

• She intends to do physical harm to Roger.

In "Thank You M'am", when Mrs. Jones brings Roger home, what does he first fear she will do?

• poison him with the food she serves

• hit him over the head again

• bore him to death with her stories

• turn him in to the police

In "Thank You M'am", why does Roger sit on the far side of the room when Mrs. Jones goes behind the screen?

• He is frightened that she is phoning the police and wants to see what she is doing.

• He does not want to smell the food she is cooking because it will make his stomach growl.

• He wants her to see that he is not taking anything from her purse.

• He wants to be where she cannot see him so that he can take money from her purse.

In "Thank You M'am", how does Mrs. Jones's admission that she did bad things when young reveal a theme of the story?

• She brags about her youthful adventures so that Roger will be humble in her presence.

• She is older and lonely and needs to confide in someone younger.

• She wants to be the adult who Roger trusts to understand and help him.

• She wants to prove to Roger that all teenagers are delinquents.