Roger
Mrs. Jones
Setting
Author
Miscellaneous
100

What Roger tried to do to Mrs. Jones

What is steal her purse

100

Mrs. Jones was carrying this on her shoulder

What is a purse

100

Time of day the story begins

What is at night

100

The author of the story

Langston Hughes

100

Why Roger tried to steal Mrs. Jones's pocketbook

What is because he wanted to buy blue suede shoes and has no money

200

Were there other people in the house when Roger arrive?

Yes

200

This person was walking with Mrs. Jones on her way home

What is Mrs. Jones was walking alone

200

Where Mrs. Jones takes Roger

Where is her home

200

True or False the author was a playwright

What is True

200
A theme  statement for the story Thank You Ma'am 

Answers Vary 

300

Kind of shoes Roger wanted to buy

What is blue suede shoes 

300

The amount of money Mrs. Jones gives to Roger

What is $10

300

What Mrs. Jones sits on when she is talking to Roger

What is the bed

300

What is the author's cultural background/ Ethnicity 

African American/ Black/ Black American 
300

When Roger is contemplating staying or running away while he was not being watched serves as this kind of conflict

  • Character vs. Society  
  • Character vs. Character
  • Character vs. Self 
  • Character vs. Nature
  • Character vs. Supernatural
  • Character vs. Technology

What is Character vs. Self

400

The number of people Roger said was at home waiting for him

What is zero or none

400

Where Mrs. Jones kicks Roger

What is in his blue-jeaned sitter

400

Where does Roger sit in the room and why?

In the corner where he could easily be seen by Mrs. Jones 

400

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) 

400

Why Roger (the teenager) is alone on the street at night

What is he has to look after and provide for himself 

500

Roger offered to go get this from the store for Mrs. Jones  

What is milk

500

What Mrs.  Jones does at the end of the story to help Roger

What is, give him $10 for shoes

500

Where Roger says, "Thank you, Ma'am

What is at the end of the stoop 

500

The author passed during this time frame

1960's

1950's

!970's

1990s

What is 1960's(1967)

500

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