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WorksheetsLangston Hughes Thank You Ma'am
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 26mins
What does Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones mean when she says, "shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet?"
She means getting shoes that way will hurt your feet and that Roger should find another way to get the shoes.
She means getting things through dishonest means will have equally as bad consequences.
She means Roger will get in trouble for what he has done.
How does Roger's perspective about life and people change after his encounter with Mrs. Jones?
Roger learns that it's wrong to steal and probably never steals again.
Roger's outlook was negative. It became more positive after meeting Mrs. Jones. Before, he probably thought life was hard and people were uncaring. Afterwards, he learned that life is more complex.
Roger's outlook was negative. It became more positive after meeting Mrs. Jones. The encounter made him view life as an opportunity to use people like unfeeling pawns to help him get to the next level in life.
Make an Inference: Why does Roger want to go to the store for Mrs. Jones?
Roger wants to use it as an opportunity to finally escape.
Roger wants to repay her kindness by doing something nice.
Roger wants to take the money and buy some shoes.
Recall: What happens when Roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones's purse?
Mrs. Jones shakes him until his teeth begin to rattle.
Roger gets away and runs into the cops on the next block.
The strap breaks from the tug Roger gives it and he falls to the ground holding it.
