Thank You M'am / A Police Stop Changed This Teenager's Life

After getting Roger to her home in “Thank You, M’am,” how does Mrs. Jones show that she trusts Roger?

• She asks him to wash his face.

• She tells him her full name and address.

• She tells her neighbors to keep their doors open.

• She leaves out her purse when she makes dinner.

In “Thank You, M’am,” what word best describes Mrs. Jones?

• Generous

• Mean

• Rich

• Dismissive

In “Thank You, M’am,” what is the most likely reason Roger decides to wash his face rather than run away?

• He wants Mrs. Jones to give him dinner.

• He is confused by the way Mrs. Jones is acting.

• He is sure that Mrs. Jones will call the police.

• He is waiting for a chance to steal from Mrs. Jones.

“You might run that comb through your hair so you will look presentable.”

The suffixes -able and -ible mean “capable or worthy of.” What does the word presentable mean as it is used in this sentence?

• Worthy of introduction to others

• Capable of adjusting appearance

• Worthy of the time of someone else

• Capable of combing hair

In “Thank You, M’am,” how does the unfamiliar setting (Mrs. Jones' house) first create an internal conflict for Roger?

• It makes him think about turning down the offer of food.

• It makes him feel ashamed to want new shoes.

• It makes him consider escaping Mrs. Jones’s house.

• It makes him have mixed feelings when he leaves Mrs. Jones’s house.

Based on the first meeting between Officer Keffer and Jourdan Duncan in “A Police Stop Changed This Teenager’s Life,” the reader can conclude that —

• Officer Keffer was concerned about Duncan

       

• Officer Keffer thought he recognized Duncan

• Duncan was looking for someone to help him

•       Duncan had already been in trouble with the law

The author organizes paragraph 6 in “A Police Stop Changed This Teenager’s Life” by —

• explaining a route to work

            

• describing a problem and solution

• giving examples of routes to work

• comparing walking and driving

Which words from paragraph 6 of “A Police Stop Changed This Teenager’s Life” help the reader understand what burdening means?

• timing belt and an engine valve

• got a few rides

• a lot of people’s time

• never told his parents

Read this sentence.

after graduating from high school, jourdan duncan got a job at pro-form laboratories in benicia, california.

What is the correct way to write this sentence?

• After graduating from high school, Jourdan Duncan got a job at pro-form laboratories in benicia, california.

• After graduating from high school, Jourdan Duncan got a job at Pro-Form Laboratories in Benicia, California.

• After graduating from high school, Jourdan Duncan got a job at pro-form laboratories in Benicia, California.

• After graduating from High School, Jourdan Duncan got a job at Pro-Form Laboratories in Benicia, California.

Which overall structure does the author use to organize “A Police Stop Changed This Teenager’s Life”?

• Descriptive

          

• Chronological

• Cause and effect

•    Problem and solution