Straight from the text
Name that character (trait)
Vocabulary
Literary
Devices
Devices
Cont
100
This is what the protagonist tried to take from the antagonist
What is a purse?
100
This character is the protagonist in the story
Who is Roger?
100
This word refers to a lack of confidence or belief in someone or something.
What is mistrust?
100
The fact that a young man wants an item and decides to steal from someone in an effort to get it serves as this for this story.
What is the exposition?
100
The Story "Thank You Ma'am" is written in this point of view
What is 3rd person?
200
This is where the antagonist takes the protagonist
Where is her home?
200
This character is the antagonist in the story.
Who Luella Bates Washington Jones?
200
This word refers to something weak or unstable.
What is frail?
200
The city of Harlem in 1950's serves as this for this story.
What is the setting
200
Richard trying to steal the purse, being dragged to Luella's house, and having his face cleaned all qualify as this.
What is Rising Action?
300
This what the protagonist claims he wanted to buy, and drove him to try to take the antagonists' item
What are blue suede shoes?
300
Because she does not change on the inside, Luella Bates Washington Jones is this kind of character.
What is static?
300
This word is defined as being lifeless and empty
What is barren?
300
The protagonist taking the item from the antagonist serves as this kind of conflict.
What is person v. person conflict?
300
The fact that Roger is poor and feels that he has to steal in order to have what he wants qualifies as this kind of conflict.
What is person v. society?
400
This is what the protagonist and the antagonist spend the evening doing.
What is having dinner?
400
Because he does change on the inside, Roger is this kind of character.
What is dynamic?
400
This word is defined and decent, or well enough to be presented publicly.
What is presentable?
400
When Luella gives Roger money for shoes serves as the what for this story.
What is the climax?
400
The point when Luella closes the door and Roger wishes he could have said something more qualify as what
What are falling action and resolution?
500
This is the author of Thank You ma'am who is widely known for being an amazing poet and writer whose work was showcased with a host of other African American artists during the Harlem Renaissance.
Who is Langston Hughes?
500
We know quite a few details about Roger and Luella, which suggests that they are both this kind of character.
What is round?
500
This is what Roger feared Luella felt for him after he took her bag.
What is mistrust?
500
When Roger is contemplating staying or running away while he was not being watched serves as this kind of conflict.
What is person v. self?
500
A few of the themes in this story are
What are always be trustworthy Dont take things that do not belong to you Believe in second chances. Forgiveness is powerful
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