Module D- Thank You M'am - Study Guide

Who is the author of the short story "Thank You M'am"?

• Langston Hughes

• Larry Howard

• Robert Frost

• Sameneeh Shirazi

What is the setting of the story?

• street / 11 o'clock in the morning / Mrs. Jones's private house

• street / 11 o'clock at night / Mr. Jones's room in a house

• street / 11 o'clock at night / Mrs. Jones's room in a house

• street / 10 o'clock at night / Mrs. Jones's room in a house

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is Mrs. Jones's full name?

• Mr. Luella Bates Washington Jones

• Mrs. Luella Washing ton Bates

• Mrs. Jones

• Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones

What do we know about Mrs. Jones?

• She is a big woman.

• She has made mistakes.

• She works at a hotel beauty salon.

• She is kind.

• She is rich.

How old is Roger?

• Twelve or thirteen years old

• Thirteen or fourteen years old

• Fourteen or fifteen years old

• Fifteen or sixteen years old

• Sixteen of seventeen years old

What was Roger wearing?

• Blue jeans and basketball shoes

• Khaki pants and dress shoes

• Blue jeans and soccer shoes

• Blue jeans and tennis shoes

• A baseball hat and sneakers

Which quotes tell us that Roger doesn't have a family to take care of him?

• “I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes,” said the boy.

• "Ain’t you got nobody home to tell you to wash your face?”

  “No’m”

• “You ought to be my son. I would teach you right from wrong."

• "Maybe, you ain’t been to your supper either, late as it be. Have you?”

  “There’s nobody home at my house,” said the boy.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Did Roger succeed in stealing Mrs. Jones's pocketbook?

• YES

• NO

Why doesn't Roger run away and steal Mrs. Jones pocketbook off the daybed?

• He wants her to trust him.

• He wants to show her that he no longer wants to steal.

• He is sorry for trying to steal her pocketbook.

• He is afraid she will still call the police.

What is the message of the story?

• You have to steal to get what you want.

• Everyone deserves a second chance in life.

• There are kind people in the world when you least expect it.

• Everyone has done something wrong in their lives.

• Don't steal from others to get what you want.