Plot 1
Plot 2
Figurative Language
100

What words describe Mrs. Jones?

kind and wise

100

What does Mrs. Jones do to  show that she does not expect Roger to rob her at her house?

Turns her back on him while she cooks.

100

Her purse had everything in it except hammer and nails.

Hyperbole

200

What best describes Mrs. Jones residence?

noisy rooming house

200

By the end of the story, what do we know about Roger?

He is a quiet, polite boy at heart.
200
Roger reached relentlessly for the purse.

alliteration

300

By the end of the story, how does Roger want Mrs. Jones to feel about  him?

He wants her to trust him.

300

How do we know that Mrs. Jones probably once stole something herself?

Mrs. Jones says, "I have done things, too, which I would not tell you,  son."  This statement MOST LIKELY means that Mrs. Jones

300

Mrs. was like Iron Man dragging Roger home.

allusion

400

How is Roger's attempt to steal Mrs. Jones purse thrown off?

The weight of the purse caused him to fall to the ground.

400
What does Mrs. Jones want Roger to do?

behave himself

400

The purse was as heavy as a brick.

simile

500

When Mrs. Jones gets Roger to her house, how does she treat him?

disciplines him as if he was her own child

500

What is a character's traits?

Things that make the character an individual.

500

Roger was in an unfortunate place in life.

euphemism