1. What does the word stoop mean? porch lady crouch house
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?
porch
lady
crouch
house

2. Mrs. Jones grabbed the boy’s neck.
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?
Mrs. Jones grabbed the boy’s neck.
Mrs. Jones lived in a house with other people who rented space.
Mrs. Jones took the boy home against his will.
The boy fought back against Mrs. Jones.

3. What can the reader infer about the setting of the story?
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.

4. Which detail from the story is the BEST example of an action that helps show Mrs. Jones is a caring person?
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.
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.
. The woman did not ask the boy anything about where he lived, or his folks, or anything else that would embarrass him
She heated some lima beans and ham she had in the icebox, made the cocoa, and set the table.

5. 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?"

6. Which quotation BEST shows that Mrs. Jones is going to help Roger?
She said, "What is your name?"
"Then, Roger, you go to that sink and wash your face," said the woman
"Not with that face, I would not take you nowhere," said the woman.
"Then we’ll eat," said the woman, "I believe you’re hungry—or been hungry—to try to snatch my pocketbook."

7. When writing an analytical paragraph on Mrs
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.
Mrs. Jones obviously did not like the police.
Mrs. Jones actions show that she is willing to reach out and help someone even if they tried to hurt her.
Mrs. Jones wanted Roger to worry about what she was going to do to him.
Roger begged Mrs. Jones to let him go.

8. 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?
yanking
pulling
moving
walking

9. 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.

10. Which of these statements describes how Mrs
Which of these statements describes how Mrs. Jones’s voice conveys the author’s purpose at the end of the story?
Mrs. Jones’s cautious voice suggests that she fears for Roger’s safety.
Mrs. Jones’s cheerful voice suggests that she feels good she helped Roger.
Mrs. Jones’s serious voice suggests that she hopes Roger learned a lesson about stealing.
Mrs. Jones’s sad voice suggests she wishes Roger could stay so she could raise him herself.

11. Read this paragraph from the story
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.

12. Which words BEST help the reader understand what roomers means?
Sweat popped out on the boy’s face and he began to struggle
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.
Some of their doors were open, too, so he knew he and the woman were not alone.

13. Which would be the BEST thesis statement for a literary analysis essay about the theme in this story?
Mrs. Jones dealt with Roger by taking him home with her.
This is a story about a boy who makes a mistake one night.
I once knew a boy like Roger in “Thank You Ma’am”.
Roger learns a valuable lesson about taking the easy way out.

14. Which action BEST shows that Roger has changed?
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

15. Read this section of the passage
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?
She is happy to teach Roger a lesson he will not soon forget.
She wants Roger to be punished severely.
She is angry that Roger tried to steal from her and is not going to let him off easily.
She is teaching Roger to be patient.

16. 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

17. Read the last paragraph of the story
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?
grateful
happy
sad
shaken

18. What detail from the story BEST helps create the story’s setting?
The water dripping from his face, the boy looked at her
"Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes.
The woman did not ask the boy anything about where he lived, or his folks, or anything else that would embarrass him.
In another corner of the room behind a screen was a gas plate and an icebox.

19. In the writer’s diction, which word BEST shows the author’s opinion?
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?
requiring
ruin
express
ourselves

20. Look carefully at the choices below
Look carefully at the choices below. Choose the one that uses correct punctuation to include a quote from the story.
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”

21. 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?
topic sentence
textual evidence
voice
commentary

22. 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.

23. What revision, if any, is needed in the underlined sentence to use the quotation correctly to being the introduction of the essay?
“When I get through with you, sir, you are going to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones," said Mrs. Jones.
“When I get through with you, sir, you are going to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, said Mrs. Jones. “
“When I get through with you, sir, you are going to remember Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones”. "said Mrs. Jones.”
no revision

24. 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 C. hope B. stealing D. others

25. Which of the following shows the correct way to write the salutation of a friendly letter?
Dear Ms. Wesaw:
Dear Mrs. Henderson,
Dear, Mr. Marks
Dear Mrs. King

26. 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?
Mrs. Schumacher likes to read books that have surprising plot twists, and to read about interesting characters.
Mrs. Schumacher likes to read, surprising plot twists, and interesting characters.
Mrs. Schumacher likes to read books that have surprising plot twists and interesting characters.
Mrs. Schumacher e likes to read, surprise, and interest books with plot and characters.

27. What is the correct way to write the sentence?
Louis Sachar’s novel Holes is a great book.
Louis Sachars novel Holes is a great book.
Louis Sachar’s novel “Holes” is a great book.

28. Which sentence best combines the ideas to create parallel structure?
Before turning in your final draft, you should read your work softly to yourself, insert missing words or ideas, and edit spelling and punctuation.
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.
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.
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.