Read the last paragraph of the story:
The boy wanted to say something else other than "Thank
you, ma’am" to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, but he
couldn’t do so as he turned at the barren stoop and looked back
at the large woman in the door. He barely managed to say
"Thank you" before she shut the door. And he never saw her
again.
What does the word stoop mean?
A. porch
B. lady
C. crouch
D. house
Read the following paragraph:
Sweat popped out on the boy’s face and he began to struggle. Mrs. Jones
stopped, jerked him around in front of her, put a half-nelson about his neck,
and continued to drag him up the street. When she got to her door, she
dragged the boy inside, down a hall, and into a large kitchenette-furnished
room at the rear of the house. She switched on the light and left the door
open. The boy could hear other roomers laughing and talking in the large
house. Some of their doors were open, too, so he knew he and the woman
were not alone. The woman still had him by the neck in the middle of her
room.
What is the main idea?
A. Mrs. Jones grabbed the boy’s neck.
B. Mrs. Jones lived in a house with other people who rented
space.
C. Mrs. Jones took the boy home against his will.
D. The boy fought back against Mrs. Jones.
What can the reader infer about the
setting of the story?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The story takes place in present day.
The story takes place during World War II.
The story takes place in a small, rural area.
The story takes place in a city.
Which detail from the story is the BEST
example of an action that helps show
Mrs. Jones is a caring person?
A. Mrs. Jones stopped, jerked him around in front of her,
put a half-nelson about his neck, and continued to drag
him up the street.
B. The woman did not watch the boy to see if he was going
to run now, nor did she watch her purse which she left
behind her on the day-bed.
C. . The woman did not ask the boy anything about where
he lived, or his folks, or anything else that would
embarrass him
D. She heated some lima beans and ham she had in the
icebox, made the cocoa, and set the table.
Read this portion of dialogue from the passage, and then answer the question on the
next slide.
She said, "What is your name?"
"Roger," answered the boy.
"Then, Roger, you go to that sink and wash your face," said the woman, whereupon
she turned him loose--at last. Roger looked at the door—looked at the woman—
looked at the door—and went to the sink.
Let the water run until it gets warm," she said. "Here’s a clean towel."
"You gonna take me to jail?" asked the boy, bending over the sink.
"Not with that face, I would not take you nowhere," said the woman. "Here I am trying
to get home to cook me a bite to eat and you snatch my pocketbook! Maybe, you ain’t
been to your supper either, late as it be. Have you?"
"There’s nobody home at my house," said the boy.
"Then we’ll eat," said the woman, "I believe you’re hungry—or been hungry—to try to
snatch my pocketbook."
"I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes," said the boy.
"Well, you didn’t have to snatch my pocketbook to get some suede shoes," said Mrs.
Luella Bates Washington Jones. "You could of asked me."
"M’am?"
Which quotation BEST shows that Mrs.
Jones is going to help Roger?
A. She said, "What is your name?"
B. "Then, Roger, you go to that sink and wash your
face," said the woman
C. "Not with that face, I would not take you
nowhere," said the woman.
D. "Then we’ll eat," said the woman, "I believe
you’re hungry—or been hungry—to try to
snatch my pocketbook."
When writing an analytical paragraph on Mrs.
Jones’s character, which piece of commentary
would BEST add to this paragraph?
Mrs. Jones is a caring person. For example,
when Roger tried to steal her purse, Mrs.
Jones took him home and fed him dinner.
A. Mrs. Jones obviously did not like the police.
B. Mrs. Jones actions show that she is willing to
reach out and help someone even if they tried to
hurt her.
C. Mrs. Jones wanted Roger to worry about what
she was going to do to him.
D. Roger begged Mrs. Jones to let him go.
Read the sentence.
"Then it will get washed this evening," said the
large woman starting up the street, dragging the
frightened boy behind her.
Which verb could BEST replace the word
dragging while still expressing vivid action?
A. yanking
B. pulling
C. moving
D. walking
Read the last portion of dialogue, and then answer the question on the next
slide.
"Eat some more, son," she said.
When they were finished eating she got up and said, "Now, here,
take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes. And next time,
do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else’s—
because shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet. I got to get my
rest now. But I wish you would behave yourself, son, from here on in."
She led him down the hall to the front door and opened it.
"Goodnight!" Behave yourself, boy!" she said, looking out into the street.
The boy wanted to say something else other that "Thank you,
ma’am" to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, but he couldn’t do so as he
turned at the barren stoop and looked back at the large woman in the door.
He barely managed to say "Thank you" before she shut the door. And he
never saw her again.
Which of these statements describes how Mrs. Jones’s
voice conveys the author’s purpose at the end of the
story?
A. Mrs. Jones’s cautious voice suggests that she
fears for Roger’s safety.
B. Mrs. Jones’s cheerful voice suggests that she
feels good she helped Roger.
C. Mrs. Jones’s serious voice suggests that she
hopes Roger learned a lesson about stealing.
D. Mrs. Jones’s sad voice suggests she wishes Roger
could stay so she could raise him herself.
Read this paragraph from the story., and then answer
the question on the next slide.
Sweat popped out on the boy’s face and he began to
struggle. Mrs. Jones stopped, jerked him around in
front of her, put a half-nelson about his neck, and
continued to drag him up the street. When she got to
her door, she dragged the boy inside, down a hall, and
into a large kitchenette-furnished room at the rear of
the house. She switched on the light and left the door
open. The boy could hear other roomers laughing and
talking in the large house. Some of their doors were
open, too, so he knew he and the woman were not
alone. The woman still had him by the neck in the
middle of her room.
Which words BEST help the reader
understand what roomers means?
A. Sweat popped out on the boy’s face and he began
to struggle
B. When she got to her door, she dragged the boy
inside, down a hall, and into a large kitchenettefurnished room at the rear of the house
C. She switched on the light and left the door open.
D. Some of their doors were open, too, so he knew he
and the woman were not alone.
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Which would be the BEST thesis statement
for a literary analysis essay about the
theme in this story?
A. Mrs. Jones dealt with Roger by taking him home
with her.
B. This is a story about a boy who makes a mistake
one night.
C. I once knew a boy like Roger in “Thank You
Ma’am”.
D. Roger learns a valuable lesson about taking the
easy way out.
Which action BEST shows that
Roger has changed?
A.
B.
C.
D.
he washes his face
he eats dinner with Mrs. Jones
he tells Mrs. Jones about the shoes
he has trouble saying thank you to Mrs. Jones
Read this section of the passage.
"But you put yourself in contact with me," said
the woman. "If you think that that contact is not going
to last awhile, you got another thought coming. When I
get through with you, sir, you are going to remember
Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones."
What can the reader infer from Mrs. Jones’s diction in this
section?
A. She is happy to teach Roger a lesson he will not soon forget.
B. She wants Roger to be punished severely.
C. She is angry that Roger tried to steal from her and is not
going to let him off easily.
D. She is teaching Roger to be patient.
Read this sentence from the passage:
He barely managed to say "Thank you"
before she shut the door.
Which adverb could best replace barely?
A. loudly
B. hardly
C. soft
D. hesitant
Read the last paragraph of the story.
The boy wanted to say something else other that
"Thank you, ma’am" to Mrs. Luella Bates Washington
Jones, but he couldn’t do so as he turned at the barren
stoop and looked back at the large woman in the door.
He barely managed to say "Thank you" before she shut
the door. And he never saw her again.
What adjective BEST describes how Roger felt
internally?
A. grateful
B. happy
C. sad
D. shaken
What detail from the story BEST
helps create the story’s setting?
A. The water dripping from his face, the boy
looked at her
B. "Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy
yourself some blue suede shoes.
C. The woman did not ask the boy anything
about where he lived, or his folks, or
anything else that would embarrass him.
D. In another corner of the room behind a
screen was a gas plate and an icebox.
Read the following topic sentence from a student essay
about the negative aspects of wearing school uniforms:
Requiring uniforms in our school would ruin our
ability to creatively express ourselves.
In the writer’s diction, which word BEST shows
the author’s opinion?
A.
B.
C.
D.
requiring
ruin
express
ourselves
Look carefully at the choices below. Choose the one
that uses correct punctuation to include a quote from
the story.
A. Mrs. Jones could have easily asked the people on the street for help,
but instead she “stopped, jerked him around in front of her, put a
half-nelson about his neck, and continued to drag him up the street.”
B. Mrs. Jones could have easily asked the people on the street for help,
but instead she. “Stopped, jerked him around in front of her, put a
half-nelson about his neck, and continued to drag him up the street.”
C. Mrs. Jones could have easily asked the people on the street for help,
but instead she, “stopped, jerked him around in front of her, put a
half-nelson about his neck, and continued to drag him up the street.”
D. Mrs. Jones could have easily asked the people on the street for help,
but instead she “Stopped, jerked him around in front of her, put a
half-nelson about his neck, and continued to drag him up the street.”
Read the following paragraph from a literary analysis
essay written by a student.
Mrs. Jones reached out to make a difference in the life of a stranger.
After Roger attempted to steal her purse, Mrs. Jones could have easily
asked the people on the street for help, but instead she “stopped, jerked
him around in front of her, put a half-nelson about his neck, and continued
to drag him up the street.” At first this may seem extreme, but it shows
how far Mrs. Jones was willing to go to teach Roger a lesson about life.
What is the function of the underlined sentence?
A. topic sentence
B. textual evidence
C. voice
D. commentary
Read the following introduction to a literary
analysis essay, and then answer the question on
the next slide.
“When I get through with you, sir, you are
going to remember Mrs. Luella Bates
Washington Jones." said Mrs. Jones. In the
short story “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston
Hughes, Mrs. Jones reaches out to teach Roger a
valuable lesson about life. However, Roger, is
not so sure he wants to learn from such a large,
strong-willed old woman.
What revision, if any, is needed in the underlined
sentence to use the quotation correctly to being the
introduction of the essay?
A. “When I get through with you, sir, you are going to
remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones,"
said Mrs. Jones.
B. “When I get through with you, sir, you are going to
remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, said
Mrs. Jones. “
C. “When I get through with you, sir, you are going to
remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones”.
"said Mrs. Jones.”
D. no revision
Read the closing of a letter that Roger wrote to his own
grandchild many years after the story took place:
Taking the easy way out by stealing is not a good way to live. I
hope that you learn from my mistakes, my dear. Work hard and
trust others to help you along the way.
Love,
Grandpa Roger
In Roger’s diction, which word BEST helps the reader understand
how his voice relates to his audience and purpose?
A. taking
B. stealing
C. hope
D. others
Which of the following shows the correct
way to write the salutation of a friendly
letter?
A. Dear Ms. Wesaw:
B. Dear Mrs. Henderson,
C. Dear, Mr. Marks
D. Dear Mrs. King
Read the sentences.
Mrs. Schumacher likes to read. Her favorite books have
surprising plot twists. She also likes books that have
interesting characters.
Which sentence shows the BEST way to combine these
sentences using parallel structure?
A.
Mrs. Schumacher likes to read books that have surprising plot twists, and
to read about interesting characters.
B. Mrs. Schumacher likes to read, surprising plot twists, and interesting
characters.
C. Mrs. Schumacher likes to read books that have surprising plot twists and
interesting characters.
D. Mrs. Schumacher e likes to read, surprise, and interest books with plot
and characters.
What is the correct way to write
the sentence?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Louis Sachar’s novel Holes is a great book.
Louis Sachars novel Holes is a great book.
Louis Sachars novel Holes is a great book.
Louis Sachar’s novel “Holes” is a great
book.
Which sentence best combines the
ideas to create parallel structure?
A. Before turning in your final draft, you should read your work softly to
yourself, insert missing words or ideas, and edit spelling and
punctuation.
B. Before turning in your final draft, you should read your work softly to
yourself, and insert missing words or ideas, then edit spelling and
punctuation.
C. Before turning in your final draft, you should read your work softly to
yourself, you should insert missing words or ideas, and you should
edit spelling and punctuation.
D. Before turning in your final draft, you should read your work softly to
yourself, and insert missing words or ideas, and edit spelling and
punctuation.