CL1A Final Review

Why does Roger say he tried to steal from Mrs. Jones?

• He owes someone money.

• He wants some new shoes.

• He is hungry.

• He wants to run away from home.

What are the first two things Mrs. Jones wants Roger to do when they arrive at her apartment?

• wash his face and eat

• apologize and call his parents

• eat and wait for the police

• clean her floors and run errands

What inference can we logically make from this passage?“Not with that face, I would not take you nowhere,” said the woman. “Here I am trying to get home to cook me a bite to eat and you snatch my pocketbook! 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.

• Mrs. Jones does not care much for Roger.

• Roger probably does not have parents who can take good care of him.

• Mrs. Jones is about to make him fix her a nice meal.

• Roger likes to be alone and will run away from Mrs. Jones.

What inference can we logically make from this passage?When she got to her door, she dragged the boy inside, down a hall, and into a large kitchenette-furnished room at the rear of the house. She switched on the light and left the door open. The boy could hear other roomers laughing and talking in the large house. Some of their doors were open, too, so he knew he and the woman were not alone.

• Mrs. Jones is not a hard worker.

• Mrs. Jones is not wealthy.

• Mrs. Jones is not healthy.

• Mrs. Jones is not lonely.

What inference can we logically make from this passage?

The boy wanted to say something other than, “Thank you, m’am,” to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, but although his lips moved, he couldn’t even say that as he turned at the foot of the barren stoop and looked up at the large woman in the door. He barely managed to say “Thank you” before she shut the door. And he never saw her again.

• Roger will likely steal from Mrs. Jones again.

• Roger is disinterested in what Mrs. Jones has to say.

• Roger is pleased with himself that he stole from Mrs. Jones.

• Roger is thankful for Mrs. Jones’ help and sorry he tried to steal from her.

What is the best paraphrase of this passage?She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails. It had a long strap, and she carried it slung across her shoulder. It was about eleven o’clock at night, and she was walking alone, when a boy ran up behind her and tried to snatch her purse. The strap broke with the single tug the boy gave it from behind. But the boy’s weight and the weight of the purse combined caused him to lose his balance so, instead of taking off full blast as he had hoped, the boy fell on his back on the sidewalk, and his legs flew up. 

• A woman walked alone down the street, late at night. Her nephew ran up to help her carry her purse. He tripped and fell.

• A woman carrying a purse walked alone. She heard a boy run up behind her, and she tripped him..

• A woman walked alone down the street, late at night. A boy tried to steal her purse. Instead of running away, he fell on the ground.

• A woman carrying a purse walked alone. She was surprised when a boy tried to steal her purse. She tripped him.

What is the best paraphrase of this passage?

The water dripping from his face, the boy looked at her. There was a long pause. A very long pause. After he had dried his face and not knowing what else to do dried it again, the boy turned around, wondering what next. The door was open. He could make a dash for it down the hall. He could run, run, run, run, run!

• The boy washed his face and decided to stay for dinner.

• The boy washed his face and decided to run out of the open door.

• The boy washed his face and realized Mrs. Jones was going to feed him a good meal.

• The boy washed his face and realized he could run out of the open door. He thought about escaping.

Which phrase means this: When they were finished eating she got up and said, “Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes. 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. I got to get my rest now. But I wish you would behave yourself, son, from here on in.” She led him down the hall to the front door and opened it. “Good-night! Behave yourself, boy!” she said, looking out into the street.

• The woman gave the boy money for new shoes. She warned him not to steal again. Then, she said goodbye.

• “Not with that face, I would not take you nowhere,” said the woman.

• So you set down while I fix us something to eat. You might run that comb through your hair so you will look presentable.”

• She heated some lima beans and ham she had in the icebox, made the cocoa, and set the table. The woman did not ask the boy anything about where he lived, or his folks, or anything else that would embarrass him.

Choose the best synonym for the word in brackets in these sentences from “Thank You, M’am.” 

“...a boy ran up behind her and tried to (snatch) her purse.”

• steal

• rip

• give away

• see

“But she bent down enough to permit him to (stoop) and pick up her purse.” 

• walk over

• reach up

• apologize

• bend over