"Thank You, Ma'am" Test Review

In "Thank you, Ma'm", how does Mrs. Jones meet Roger?

• at school career day
  
• at a church social
• when she tries to break up a street fight between Roger and his friend
• when he tries to steal her purse

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Which of the following words best describes Mrs. Jones's reaction to being surprised by Roger?

• delight
• confusion
• fear
• anger

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What reason does Roger give for his action?

• He is out for kicks.
• He wants a new bicycle.
• He wants a new pair of blue suede shoes.
• He needs lunch money for school.

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What do these lines show about Roger? "Ain't you got nobody to tell you to wash your face?" "No'm," said the boy.

• He is shy.
• He is neglected at home.
• He has trouble telling the truth.
• He has a good sense of humor.

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What do these lines indicate about Mrs. Jones? Then it [Roger's face] will get washed this evening, said the large woman starting up the street, dragging the boy behind her.

• She is a stickler for cleanliness.
• She is a bossy woman.
• She is concerned about Roger.
• She is a professional psychic.

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What does Mrs. Jones do when the boy struggles to get away?

• She jerks him around 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 and knocks him to the ground.

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After Mrs. Jones tells Roger that he could simply have asked for the shoes, "the boy looked at her. There was a long pause. A very long pause." What does this pause show about Roger?

• He is surprised, touched, and confused by her offer.
• He is growing ever more suspicious of her.
• He is so unused to washing his face that he forgets to dry it.
• He is waiting for the right moment to run out of the house.

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At the end of "Thank You, M'am", when Mrs. Jones bids Roger goodnight, how does Roger probably feel?

• lucky to have gotten away with his attempted crime
• sorry that he'd met Mrs. Jones that night
• angry at Mrs. Jones for making him leave
• grateful to her for her kindness and teaching

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Readers can infer that Mrs. Jones....

• thinks Roger should earn the money for shoes.

• is able to forgive Roger.

• wants Roger to visit her often.

• wants to adopt Roger.

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To show that she does not expect Roger to rob her again, Mrs. Jones....

• asks if there is anyone at his house to feed him.

• tells him he should not have snatched her purse.

• asks him to go to the store.

• turns her back on him while she cooks.

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