Which of these best reveals a story’s theme?
Which statement from "Thank You, Ma’am" best clues readers that Mrs. Jones is the protagonist of the story?
Who is the antagonist in "Thank You, Ma'am,” and why?
Read this excerpt from "Thank You, Ma'am.”She heated some lima beans and ham she had in the icebox, made the cocoa, and set the table. The woman did not ask the boy anything about where he lived, or his folks, or anything else that would embarrass him.This excerpt is from which part of the story?
What makes Roger the antagonist in "Thank You, Ma’am"?
Read this excerpt from "Thank You, Ma’am.”She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails.What makes this excerpt part of the exposition of the story?
Read this excerpt from "Thank You, Ma'am.”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." What theme is suggested by this excerpt?
Read this excerpt from the story "Thank You, Ma'am.”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 theme is suggested by this excerpt?
Which of these is a theme of "Thank You, Ma’am"?
In "Thank You, Ma’am," Mrs. Jones gives Roger several chances to change his actions. Which theme is most likely suggested by this detail?
Read this excerpt from "Thank You, Ma'am.”The woman said, "Um-hum! You thought I was going to say but, didn’t you? You thought I was going to say, but I didn’t snatch people’s pocketbooks. Well, I wasn’t going to say that." Pause. Silence. "I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son—neither tell God, if he didn’t already know. So you set down while I fix us something to eat. You might run that comb through your hair so you will look presentable." Which statement best describes the characters in this excerpt?
Who is the antagonist in "Thank You, Ma’am," and why?
Read this excerpt from the story "Thank You, Ma'am.”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. But the boy took care to sit on the far side of the room where he thought she could easily see him out of the corner of her eye, if she wanted to. He did not trust the woman not to trust him. And he did not want to be mistrusted now.What theme is suggested by this excerpt?
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