Thank You Ma'am Honors

1. By the end of story, Roger seems to want Mrs. Jones to...

• trust him
• take care of him
• punish him
• release him

2. At the end of the story......

• Roger offers to repay Mrs. Jones
• Mrs. Jones keeps Roger prisoner
• Mrs. Jones wishes Roger a good night
• Roger runs away as soon as Mrs. Jones lets go of him

3. 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
• want to adopt Roger

4. 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 snaatched her purse
• asks him to go to the store
• turns her back on him while she cooks

5. When Roger asks, "You gonna take me to jail?" Mrs. Jones replies ....

• "Not yet."
• "Not in a million years."
• "Not until you've eaten dinner."
• "Not with that face, I would not take you nowhere."

6. Which words best describe Mrs. Jones?

• tough and ruthless
• meek and strong
• foolish and trusting
• strict and kind

7. By the end of the story, you know that Roger....

• is selfish
• is a quiet, honest boy at heart
• thinks the world owes him something
• has a criminal mind

8. How is Rogers attempt to seal Mrs. Jones' pocketbook thwarted?

• Mrs. Jones trips him
• the combined weight of the purse and his body throws him off balance
• Mrs. Jones sees what he is about to do and talks him out of it
• his conscience stops him after he has grabbed his purse

9. "When I get through with you, sir, you are going to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones," Mrs. Jones says. From this announcement you can see that Mrs. Jones.....

• Roger looks up at her
• has a powerful personality
• is courteous
• is afraid of Roger won't remember her

10. After Mrs. Jones brings Roger home, she

• treats him cruelly, as if he were her enemy
• coddles him, as if he were a helpless puppy
• disciplines him as if he were her own child
• watches him suspiciously, as if he were a thief