How can you tell that Roger decides to obey Mrs. Jones?

• He could hear other roomer in the house

• She grabs him by the neck

• He looks at the door, then the sink, and he chooses to go the sink

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

What can you infer based on this text: The woman said, “Um-hum! You thought I was going to say but, didn’t you? You thought I was going to say, but I didn’t snatch people’s pocketbooks. Well, I wasn’t going to say that.” Pause. Silence. “I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son—neither tell God, if he didn’t already know."

• Mrs. Jones was also a thief

• Mrs. Jones went through similar struggles

• Mrs. Jones will turn him in

• Mrs. Jones also wants blue suede shoes

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What can the reader infer about Mrs. Jones?

• She is bossy.

• She is popular.

• She is nosy.

• She is insecure.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which detail shows that Mrs. Jones is bossy?

• She tells Roger to go wash his face.

• She asks him his name.

• She calls him a liar.

• She calls him out for trying to steal her purse.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is a theme?

• The details in a story

• the character names

• the way a text is organized

• a life lesson or message in a story

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which sentence below would be a theme from the story?

• Criminals should be punished.

• A boy steals a purse.

• You need money to be happy.

• Small gestures can make a big difference.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does sequence or chronological mean?

• events that take place in order

• comparing two events

• one event causes another

• a solution to a problem

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What do you think causes Mrs. Jones to start to trust Roger?

• He steals her purse.

• He buys her flowers.

• He washes his face and offers to go buy milk.

• He washes her face and offers to go buy cake.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

What does Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones do when she first meets the boy to establish herself as the stronger of the two?

• She robs the young boy.

• She immediately gives up her purse and its contents to him

• She kicks him "right square in his blue-jeans sitter."

• She runs away from the boy.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the boy react after Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones confronts him?

• He is very sheepish, which is odd considering he just attempted something as bold as stealing her purse.

• He tries to deny what he has done.

• He calls his friends to help him break free of Mrs. Jones.

• He is defiant and angry at the woman.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3