Which of these best reveals a story’s theme?
Which statement from "Thank You, Ma’am" best clues readers that Mrs. Jones is the protagonist of the story?
Who is the antagonist in "Thank You, Ma'am,” and why?
Read this excerpt from "Thank You, Ma'am.”She heated some lima beans and ham she had in the icebox, made the cocoa, and set the table. The woman did not ask the boy anything about where he lived, or his folks, or anything else that would embarrass him.This excerpt is from which part of the story?
What makes Roger the antagonist in "Thank You, Ma’am"?
Read this excerpt from "Thank You, Ma’am.”She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails.What makes this excerpt part of the exposition of the story?
Read this excerpt from "Thank You, Ma'am.”When they were finished eating she got up and said, "Now, here, take this ten dollars and buy yourself some blue suede shoes. And next time, do not make the mistake of latching onto my pocketbook nor nobody else’s—because shoes come by devilish like that will burn your feet. I got to get my rest now. But I wish you would behave yourself, son, from here on in." What theme is suggested by this excerpt?
Read this excerpt from the story "Thank You, Ma'am.”The boy wanted to say something else other than "Thank you, ma’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. And he never saw her again.What theme is suggested by this excerpt?
Which of these is a theme of "Thank You, Ma’am"?
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