Thank You Ma'am Literary Elements

At the very 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

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

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

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."

Which words best describe Mrs. Jones?

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

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

How is Roger's attempt to steal 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 the purse.

"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

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

At the beginning of the story, which is the most important symbol Langston Hughes presents?

• Luella's purse
• NYC
• Blue suede shoes
• Luella's hat