Thank You Ma'am
Authored by Jacqueline Durant
English
10th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on Langston Hughes' short story "Thank You Ma'am" and assesses students' reading comprehension and literary analysis skills at the 10th grade level. The questions examine key plot elements, character development, theme analysis, and figurative language interpretation. Students must demonstrate their understanding of character motivation, particularly Mrs. Jones' empathy toward Roger and his transformation from a would-be thief to a grateful young man who learns about trust and consequences. The quiz requires students to analyze the relationship between the two main characters, interpret symbolic language like "Shoes got by devilish ways will burn your feet," identify literary devices such as empathy, and make inferences about character backgrounds and emotional states. Students need strong skills in close reading, textual evidence analysis, vocabulary in context, and the ability to trace character arcs throughout the narrative. Created by Jacqueline Durant, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 10. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes in the English Language Arts classroom, functioning effectively as a post-reading quiz to gauge comprehension, a review tool before class discussions, or a formative assessment to identify areas where students need additional support with literary analysis. Teachers can use this quiz as homework to reinforce independent reading skills, as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before deeper text analysis, or as preparation for essay writing assignments about character development and theme. The questions align with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 for citing textual evidence to support analysis, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3 for analyzing character development, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4 for determining word meanings and analyzing their impact on meaning and tone, making it an excellent tool for standards-based instruction and assessment.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens when the boy steals the woman's purse?
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the boy go with Mrs. Jones to her apartment?
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does Langston Hughes call this story Thank you Ma'am?
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.2.3
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.4.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When a person feels that they understand the problems, feelings, or behavior of another they have...
maturity
empathy
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following words is a synonym for frail, as used in the sentence “The boy appeared sickly and frail”?
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is probably true about Roger?
His parents don’t take good care of him
He is homeless and lives on the street
He is really Mrs. Jones’s son
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When Mrs. Jones makes dinner,she leaves the purse on the day bed but Roger sits far away from her purse. Why?
Mrs. Jones shows Roger that she trusts him, and he doesn’t want to disappoint her
Roger is afraid that Mrs. Jones will call the police on him
Roger hopes that Mrs. Jones will give him money, and he won’t have to steal it
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
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