Thank You Ma'am
Which of the following lines supports the theme that It is never too late to make a change?
“You gonna take me to jail?” asked the boy, bending over the sink.
The boy wanted to say something else other than “Thank you, m’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.
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.
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.
What is number 3?
Which of the following themes would fit for Button, Button?
The love of money leads people to do things they wouldn’t normally do.
Evil waits around every corner seeking to destroy you.
Lies between spouses create problems that destroy the marriage.
A shortcut to fame will never work out in the end.
What is #1: The love of money leads people to do things they wouldn't normally do.
What type of figurative language is this?
Behind him was the kid, stepping softly like a scout
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
onomatopoeia
What is simile?
Using this excerpt from “The Landlady” what can we infer about the landlady’s character?
“Dear me,” she said, shaking her head and heaving a dainty little sigh. “I would never have thought it. How time does fly away from us all, doesn’t it, Mr Wilkins?” “It’s Weaver,” Billy said. “W-e-a-v-e-r.” “Oh, of course it is!” she cried, sitting down on the sofa. “How silly of me. I do apologise. In one ear and out the other, that’s me, Mr Weaver.”
She is dangerous
She is sweet
She is crazy
She is not very intelligent
What is
She is crazy?
“She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails.” this is an example of:
Simile
Hyperbole
Symbolism
Metaphor
What is hyperbole?
When the person who died was Norma’s husband after she pushed the button, what kind of irony is this?
Situational
Dramatic
verbal
What is situational?
When Red Chief sneaks up behind Bill, who thinks he has sent the kid home, what kind of irony is this?
Dramatic
Situational
Verbal
What is dramatic irony?
Which of the following themes fits best for The Landlady?
You can’t judge a book by it’s cover.
Don’t let your judgment be clouded by what you see.
Beware of strangers.
Middle-aged women are dangerous, so stay away.
What is Don’t let your judgment be clouded by what you see?
“She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails.” this is an example of:
Flat Character
Dynamic Character
Indirect Characterization
Direct Characterization
What is #4 direct characterization?
The mood of Button, Button is best described as:
Comical
Sincere
Suspenseful
joyful
What is #3 suspenseful?
How does the author primarily show us who Red Chief is as a character?
By his actions
By his dialogue
By his physical description
By directly telling us his character traits
What is by his actions?
The mood of The Landlady is best described as:
Horrific
Mysterious
unsettling
Humorous
What is unsettling?
When Mrs. Jones is such a nice lady, but implies a bad past. What kind of irony is this?
Situational
Dramatic
Verbal
Situational
How does the author primarily show us who Norma is as a character?
With dialogue
With actions
With a physical description of her
By directly telling us what she is like
What is "With dialogue"? Most of the story is Norma talking either with Arthur, the other man or herself.
Which of the following lines from the story support the theme that Crime does not pay?
The kid was a boy of ten, with bas-relief freckles, and hair the colour of the cover of the magazine you buy at the news-stand when you want to catch a train.
Every few minutes he would remember that he was a pesky redskin, and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.
When I got back to the cave Bill and the boy were not to be found.
I'm willing to take a chance at fifteen hundred dollars. You can charge the difference up to me
What is "I'm willing to take a chance at fifteen hundred dollars. You can charge the difference up to me."
“Now, the fact that his landlady appeared to be slightly off her rocker didn’t worry Billy in the least.” What type of figurative language is this?
Symbolism
Hyperbole
Idiom
Metaphor
What is idiom?
The author’s tone of “Thank You, Ma'am” is best described as:
Optimistic
Aggressive
Preachy
Forgiving
What is optimistic?
“Something cold pressed at her skull as she removed the button unit from the wastebasket.”
This figurative language is showing the reader that:
Norma is experiencing a brain aneurism because of the news about her husband.
Norma is realizing that her actions have caused the death of her husband.
A cold breath of air has just entered the apartment and touched Norma
Norma is realizing that if she takes the button unit apart, she may be able to reverse the effects.
What is
Norma is realizing that her actions have caused the death of her husband.
The author’s tone of “Ransom of Red Chief” is best described as:
Comical/humorous
Solemn/serious
Frightening/eerie
weary/impatient
What is comical or humorous?
“No, thank you,” Billy said. The tea tasted faintly of bitter almonds, and he didn’t much care for it.” what kind of irony is this?
Situational
Dramatic
Verbal
What is dramatic?