Roger
What Roger tried to do to Mrs. Jones
What is steal her purse
Mrs. Jones was carrying this on her shoulder
What is a purse
Time of day the story begins
What is at night
The author of the story
Langston Hughes
Why Roger tried to steal Mrs. Jones's pocketbook
What is because he wanted to buy blue suede shoes and has no money
Were there other people in the house when Roger arrive?
Yes
This person was walking with Mrs. Jones on her way home
What is Mrs. Jones was walking alone
Where Mrs. Jones takes Roger
Where is her home
True or False the author was a playwright
What is True
Answers Vary
Kind of shoes Roger wanted to buy
What is blue suede shoes
The amount of money Mrs. Jones gives to Roger
What is $10
What Mrs. Jones sits on when she is talking to Roger
What is the bed
What is the author's cultural background/ Ethnicity
When Roger is contemplating staying or running away while he was not being watched serves as this kind of conflict
What is Character vs. Self
The number of people Roger said was at home waiting for him
What is zero or none
Where Mrs. Jones kicks Roger
What is in his blue-jeaned sitter
Where does Roger sit in the room and why?
In the corner where he could easily be seen by Mrs. Jones
The time period the author was BORN
a) between 1900 and 1910
b) Between 1910-1920
C)Between 1950- 1960
D) Between 1970-1980
What is 1900-1910 (1902 to be exact)
Why Roger (the teenager) is alone on the street at night
What is he has to look after and provide for himself
Roger offered to go get this from the store for Mrs. Jones
What is milk
What Mrs. Jones does at the end of the story to help Roger
What is, give him $10 for shoes
Where Roger says, "Thank you, Ma'am
What is at the end of the stoop
The author passed during this time frame
1960's
1950's
!970's
1990s
What is 1960's(1967)
The amount of money Mrs. Jones gave Roger in the Film vs in the Short Story?
$20 in the film, $10 in the short story