All questions and answers of 'Thank you ma'am' for H.S Exam


1) page 182      

Q : What happened to Mrs. Jones when she was her way back to home ? How did she immediately  react  ?  How did she behave later  ?

·        ANS : It was eleven o’ clock when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone a boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. And she caught the boy as he fell down on the ground.
:: When the fell down on his back on the sidewalk Mrs.Jones simply turned back and kicked the boy right squire in his blue jeaned sitter . She then pick the boy by his shirt front .
:: On reaching home Mrs. Jones asked the boy to clean his face in the sink. She then offered the boy cocoa ,cake to eat . At the end she gave the boy ten dollars and advised him to behave himself .

2) Page 190

Q :  “ But you put yourself contact with me ”--  who said this and to whom ? How did the person came to contact with the speaker ? What did the speaker say about their contact ?

ANS :: This was said by Mrs. Jones to the boy named Roger .
:: It was eleven o’ clock at night when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone a boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. And she caught the boy as he fell down on the ground. Thus they came to  contact with one another.
:: The speaker said that the boy himself came to contact with him and if he thinks that their contact is for a while then the boy should consider his thought . because the boy will not  forget Mrs. Jones ever for her treatment on him.
3) Page 197

Q:: ‘Pic up my pocketbook and give me here ‘---- who said and to whom ? Where was the pocketbook and why it was there ? How the boy allowed to pick it up ?

ANS :: It was said by Mrs. Jones to the boy named Roger
:: The pocket book was on road’s sidewalk. It was eleven o’ clock when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone a boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. And she caught the boy as he fell down on the ground with the purse or pocketbook.
:: Mrs.Jones bent enough to permit the boy to pick the purse.

4) Page 202

Q:: What happened with Mrs.Jones when she was coming back ? what did she do immediately?

ANS :: : It was eleven o’ clock when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone a boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. The strap of the purse broke down and for its heavy weight the boy fell down on the ground. And she caught the boy by his shirt front and brought him to her home.
:: :: When he fell down on his back on the sidewalk Mrs.Jones simply turned back and kicked the boy right squire in his blue jeaned sitter . She then pick the boy by his shirt front and shook him until his teeth rattled. Then she asked the boy to pick the pocketbook up and give it to her.
5) Page 205
Q :: “You are going to remember Mrs. Jones “ what did the lady that the boy remember her ?
ANS :: Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.
Finally Mrs.Jones gave him ten dollars to buy blue suede shoes  .  She then asked Roger not to make such mistake of latching of anyone’s purse and behave himself. So the boy will remember the lady ever for she changed the boy completely.

6)Page 208

Q :: ‘Eat some more son’ --- who is the speaker ? what was offered by the speaker ?  What picture of the speaker reveal in the line ?

:: The speaker of the line is Mrs.Jones.
:: The boy was offered cake by the speaker.
:: Always a great person with great heart do good for all. Here Mrs.Jones is a woman of that kind. She is a strong woman with soft heart corner. On one night she was returning home at eleven o’clock. A boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.
Finally Mrs.Jones gave him ten dollars to buy blue sued shoes  .  She then asked Roger not to make such mistake of latching of anyone’s purse and behave himself. Thus she made the boy understand to achieve some thing by hard work not by devilish . Its make clear that Mrs.Jones is against social vice. She reform Roger by her motherly affection.

7) Page 225

Q :: Why did Mrs. Jones takes Roger by his shirt front ? How she changed him to a trustworthy boy ?

·        ANS :: : It was eleven o’ clock at night when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone a boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse . she caught the boy by his shirt front so that he can not run away and she can take him to her home .
:: On one night Mrs. Jones was returning home at eleven o’clock. A boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.
Finally Mrs.Jones gave him ten dollars to buy blue sued shoes  .  She then asked Roger not to make such mistake of latching of anyone’s purse and behave himself. Thus she made the boy understand to achieve some thing by hard work not by devilish like . Though Roger was wrong she did not hate him . By her kindness and motherly love she changed the boy to a trustworthy boy.

8) Page 230

Q :: “ He did not trust the woman and …………………….. mistrusted.“ Who is he here ? Who is the woman ? Why did not he be mistrusted ?

ANS ::  ‘HE’ refers here Roger and the woman is Mrs. Jones .
:: On one night Mrs. Jones was returning home at eleven o’clock. A boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.
Finally Mrs.Jones gave him ten dollars to buy blue sued shoes  .  She then asked Roger not to make such mistake of latching of anyone’s purse and behave himself. Thus she made the boy understand to achieve some thing by hard work not by devilish like . Though Roger was wrong she did not hate him . Roger was amazed at the kindness of Mrs. Jones and touched by her motherly affection so he did not want to be mistrusted.

9) Page 232

Q :: “ You ought to be my son “ ----- who is the speaker ? who ought to be her son ? what would the speaker do then? What kind of person  the speaker is ?

ANS ::  The speaker is Mrs. Jones
:: Roger ought to be her son
:: If Roger would be her son  she would then teach him what is right and what is wrong . What to do and how to behave .
:: (here write the character of Mrs. Jones )

10) Page 264

Q :: ‘And he never saw her again’---- who are the person here in the line? How they came to meet ? what was the feeling of his about her at the time of parting?

ANS ::  Roger  and Mrs. Jones
::  It was eleven o’ clock at night when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone a boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. And she caught the boy as he fell down on the ground. Thus they came to  contact with one another.
:: At the time of parting the boy wanted to say something else other than ‘Thank you ma’am’. But he could not do so as he turned back at the large woman in the door. He barely managed to say ‘Thank you’.

11) Page 303

Q :: ‘ You gonna take me to jail’---- who is the speaker? To whom is it said? Why did he make such comment?

Ans :: The speaker is Roger.
:: It is said to Mrs. Jones .
:: On one night Mrs. Jones was returning home at eleven o’clock. A boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake. Mrs. jones such kindness to a boy who tried to steal her purse was unbelievable to Roger so he commented it.

12) Page 312

Q :: ‘ Shoes come by such devilish like will burn your feet’----  who said this and to whom? What it means? What aspect of the speakers character reflect here?

ANS :: This is said by Mrs. Jones to Roger.
:: The line implicates that’s things achieved by dishonest means cannot bring comfort or peach to a person.
:: ( here write the character of Mrs. Jones)

13) Page 341

Q :: How did the lady tried to correct the delinquent boy in Thank you mam?

ANS :: On one night Mrs. Jones was returning home at eleven o’clock. A boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.
Finally Mrs.Jones gave him ten dollars to buy blue sued shoes  .  She then asked Roger not to make such mistake of latching of anyone’s purse and behave himself. Thus she made the boy understand to achieve some thing by hard work not by devilish . Though Roger was wrong she did not hate him . By her kindness and motherly love she changed the boy ta a trustworthy boy.

14) Page 361, 378,391,399, 468   Q :: REPETED QUESTION

 

15) Page 407

Q :: ‘ And your face is dirty. I got a great mind to wash your face for you’. --- whose face is dirty? Who want to wash it? How was the face washed? Explain the symbolic significance of the line.

ANS :: Rogers face was dirty.
:: Mrs. Jones wants to wash his face .
:: Roger was asked by Mrs. Jones to go to the sink and clean his face .
:: This is very symbolic line of the short story ‘Thank you ma’am’. It has a significance in the line. Here dirty face stands the bad habits or behavior of individuals of the society. And it also refers the social vice.

16) Page 414

Q :: “ So he knew he and the woman were not alone”---- Who is ‘he‘ here and who is the woman? How did the come into contact? What led him that they are not alone?

ANS :: Roger is refer as he in the story.
:: The woman is Mrs. Jones
:: It was eleven o’ clock at night when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone a boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. And she caught the boy as he fell down on the ground. Thus they came to  contact with one another.
:: Mrs. Jonas dragged the boy into her house. The boy could hear others roomers laughing and talking in the large house. Some of their doors were open, so he knew that he and the woman were not alone there.

17) Page 419

Q :: Justify the title of the story ‘Thank you ma’am’.

ANS :: On one night Mrs. Jones was returning home at eleven o’clock. A boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.
Finally Mrs.Jones gave him ten dollars to buy blue suede shoes.  She then asked Roger not to make such mistake of latching of anyone’s purse and behave himself. Thus she made the boy understand to achieve something by hard work not by devilish like . Though Roger was wrong she did not hate him. By her kindness and motherly love she changed the boy to a trustworthy boy.
At the time of parting the boy wanted to say something else other than ‘Thank you ma’am’. But he could not do so as he turned back at the large woman in the door. He barely managed to say ‘Thank you’.
So the phase, “ Thank you ma’am” though inadequate expresses the overwhelming feeling of the boy. So the title is apt here.

18) Page 424

Q :: “ I was young once”--- Who is the speaker? What details about her youth does she confesses in the line? What lesson from her experience does she want to teach the listener?

ANS :: The speaker is the woman that is Mrs. Jones.
:: Mrs. Jones in her childhood was also very poor.  She also wanted things that she could not get. And sometimes she got the things by other means.
:: The past life of the speaker was not pleasant at all. But in spite of such  hardship she has retained virtues like kindness and sympathy. She has to work hard to earn her bread and butter. She wanted to teach the boy to achieve something by hard work not by devilish like and that will give him peach and comfort.

19) Page 436

Q :: Character of Mrs. Jones of the story. (it has been written before)

20) Page 441

Q :: “ I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes”---- What reply did the speaker did get? How did the speaker react to this?

ANS :: While the boy said that for a pair of a shoes he did it , then the woman asked him he did not has to snatched her purse for a pair of shoes only. He could of asked it to her.
:: then the boy was washing his face. After he had dried his face not knowing what to do next he dried it again. He turned around and wondering what next. The door was open but he could not run.

 21) Page 450

Q :: “ I am very sorry lady, I am sorry”---- Who is the speaker? Who is the lady? What has he done to feel sorry?

ANS :: The speaker is Roger .
:: The lady is Mrs. Jones.
:: : It was eleven o’ clock when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone  Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. The strap of the purse broke down and for its heavy weight the boy fell down on the ground. And she caught the boy by his shirt front and brought him to her home. Roger e extremely sorry for his offensive behavior.

22) Page 468

Q :: “You ought to be my son………………………….. wrong  ” ---- who speaks to whom? Did the speaker manage to teach the boy what she claimed? Give reason for your answer.

ANS :: Mrs. Jones said this to the boy Roger.
:: Yes she was able to teach the boy what she claimed.
:: On one night Mrs. Jones was returning home at eleven o’clock. A boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.
Finally Mrs.Jones gave him ten dollars to buy blue sued shoes  .  She then asked Roger not to make such mistake of latching of anyone’s purse and behave himself. Thus she made the  boy understand to achieve some thing by hard work not by devilish like . Though Roger was wrong she did not hate him . By her kindness and motherly love she changed the boy to a trustworthy boy.
23) Page 520
Q:: “ Do you need someone to go to the store?”----- who speaks to whom? Why he wanted to go to the store? What did they have in supper?
ANS :: Roger said this to Mrs. Jones
:: Roger wanted to go to the store because he did not trust the woman not to trust him. And he did not want to be mistrusted now.
:: They have in their supper some Lima Beans, Ham, cocoa and cake .
24) page 257
Q:: The social picture in the story ‘Thank you ma’am’
ANS :: Langston Hughes has acutely presented the social picture of poverty of African-American culture in his short story ‘Thank you Ma’am’. In the story we see that Roger, the poverty- stricken little boy has no one at his home to clean his face. He remains unfed even at eleven o’clock at night. Mrs. Jones is a working lady and she has to work hard to earn her bread and butter. Her past life was no so pleasant. But in spite of such hardship she retains the virtue of kindness and sympathy. She is the representative of her class. In the short story the diversified nature of American culture is reflected.







                                      

1) page 182 

Q : What happened to Mrs. Jones when she was her way back to home ? How did she immediately  react  ?  How did she behave later  ?

·        ANS : It was eleven o’ clock when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone a boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. And she caught the boy as he fell down on the ground.
:: When the fell down on his back on the sidewalk Mrs.Jones simply turned back and kicked the boy right squire in his blue jeaned sitter . She then pick the boy by his shirt front .
:: On reaching home Mrs. Jones asked the boy to clean his face in the sink. She then offered the boy cocoa ,cake to eat . At the end she gave the boy ten dollars and advised him to behave himself .

2) Page 190

Q :  “ But you put yourself contact with me ”--  who said this and to whom ? How did the person came to contact with the speaker ? What did the speaker say about their contact ?

ANS :: This was said by Mrs. Jones to the boy named Roger .
:: It was eleven o’ clock at night when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone a boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. And she caught the boy as he fell down on the ground. Thus they came to  contact with one another.
:: The speaker said that the boy himself came to contact with him and if he thinks that their contact is for a while then the boy should consider his thought . because the boy will not  forget Mrs. Jones ever for her treatment on him.
3) Page 197

Q:: ‘Pic up my pocketbook and give me here ‘---- who said and to whom ? Where was the pocketbook and why it was there ? How the boy allowed to pick it up ?

ANS :: It was said by Mrs. Jones to the boy named Roger
:: The pocket book was on road’s sidewalk. It was eleven o’ clock when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone a boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. And she caught the boy as he fell down on the ground with the purse or pocketbook.
:: Mrs.Jones bent enough to permit the boy to pick the purse.

4) Page 202

Q:: What happened with Mrs.Jones when she was coming back ? what did she do immediately?

ANS :: : It was eleven o’ clock when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone a boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. The strap of the purse broke down and for its heavy weight the boy fell down on the ground. And she caught the boy by his shirt front and brought him to her home.
:: :: When he fell down on his back on the sidewalk Mrs.Jones simply turned back and kicked the boy right squire in his blue jeaned sitter . She then pick the boy by his shirt front and shook him until his teeth rattled. Then she asked the boy to pick the pocketbook up and give it to her.

5) Page 205Q :: “You are going to remember Mrs. Jones “ what did the lady that the boy remember her ?

ANS :: Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.
Finally Mrs.Jones gave him ten dollars to buy blue suede shoes  .  She then asked Roger not to make such mistake of latching of anyone’s purse and behave himself. So the boy will remember the lady ever for she changed the boy completely.

6)Page 208

Q :: ‘Eat some more son’ --- who is the speaker ? what was offered by the speaker ?  What picture of the speaker reveal in the line ?

:: The speaker of the line is Mrs.Jones.
:: The boy was offered cake by the speaker.
:: Always a great person with great heart do good for all. Here Mrs.Jones is a woman of that kind. She is a strong woman with soft heart corner. On one night she was returning home at eleven o’clock. A boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.
Finally Mrs.Jones gave him ten dollars to buy blue sued shoes  .  She then asked Roger not to make such mistake of latching of anyone’s purse and behave himself. Thus she made the boy understand to achieve some thing by hard work not by devilish . Its make clear that Mrs.Jones is against social vice. She reform Roger by her motherly affection.

7) Page 225

Q :: Why did Mrs. Jones takes Roger by his shirt front ? How she changed him to a trustworthy boy ?

·        ANS :: : It was eleven o’ clock at night when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone a boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse . she caught the boy by his shirt front so that he can not run away and she can take him to her home .
:: On one night Mrs. Jones was returning home at eleven o’clock. A boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.
Finally Mrs.Jones gave him ten dollars to buy blue sued shoes  .  She then asked Roger not to make such mistake of latching of anyone’s purse and behave himself. Thus she made the boy understand to achieve some thing by hard work not by devilish like . Though Roger was wrong she did not hate him . By her kindness and motherly love she changed the boy to a trustworthy boy.

8) Page 230

Q :: “ He did not trust the woman and …………………….. mistrusted.“ Who is he here ? Who is the woman ? Why did not he be mistrusted ?

ANS ::  ‘HE’ refers here Roger and the woman is Mrs. Jones .
:: On one night Mrs. Jones was returning home at eleven o’clock. A boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.
Finally Mrs.Jones gave him ten dollars to buy blue sued shoes  .  She then asked Roger not to make such mistake of latching of anyone’s purse and behave himself. Thus she made the boy understand to achieve some thing by hard work not by devilish like . Though Roger was wrong she did not hate him . Roger was amazed at the kindness of Mrs. Jones and touched by her motherly affection so he did not want to be mistrusted.

9) Page 232

Q :: “ You ought to be my son “ ----- who is the speaker ? who ought to be her son ? what would the speaker do then? What kind of person  the speaker is ?

ANS ::  The speaker is Mrs. Jones
:: Roger ought to be her son
:: If Roger would be her son  she would then teach him what is right and what is wrong . What to do and how to behave .
:: (here write the character of Mrs. Jones  see question no 6 )

10) Page 264
Q :: ‘And he never saw her again’---- who are the person here in the line? How they came to meet ? what was the feeling of his about her at the time of parting?

ANS ::  Roger  and Mrs. Jones
::  It was eleven o’ clock at night when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone a boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. And she caught the boy as he fell down on the ground. Thus they came to  contact with one another.
:: At the time of parting the boy wanted to say something else other than ‘Thank you ma’am’. But he could not do so as he turned back at the large woman in the door. He barely managed to say ‘Thank you’.

11) Page 303

Q :: ‘ You gonna take me to jail’---- who is the speaker? To whom is it said? Why did he make such comment?

Ans :: The speaker is Roger.
:: It is said to Mrs. Jones .
:: On one night Mrs. Jones was returning home at eleven o’clock. A boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake. Mrs. jones such kindness to a boy who tried to steal her purse was unbelievable to Roger so he commented it.

12) Page 312

Q :: ‘ Shoes come by such devilish like will burn your feet’----  who said this and to whom? What it means? What aspect of the speakers character reflect here?

ANS :: This is said by Mrs. Jones to Roger.
:: The line implicates that’s things achieved by dishonest means cannot bring comfort or peach to a person.
:: ( here write the character of Mrs. Jones)

13) Page 341

Q :: How did the lady tried to correct the delinquent boy in Thank you mam?

ANS :: On one night Mrs. Jones was returning home at eleven o’clock. A boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.
Finally Mrs.Jones gave him ten dollars to buy blue sued shoes  .  She then asked Roger not to make such mistake of latching of anyone’s purse and behave himself. Thus she made the boy understand to achieve some thing by hard work not by devilish . Though Roger was wrong she did not hate him . By her kindness and motherly love she changed the boy ta a trustworthy boy.

15) Page 407

Q :: ‘ And your face is dirty. I got a great mind to wash your face for you’. --- whose face is dirty? Who want to wash it? How was the face washed? Explain the symbolic significance of the line.

ANS :: Rogers face was dirty.
:: Mrs. Jones wants to wash his face .
:: Roger was asked by Mrs. Jones to go to the sink and clean his face .
:: This is very symbolic line of the short story ‘Thank you ma’am’. It has a significance in the line. Here dirty face stands the bad habits or behavior of individuals of the society. And it also refers the social vice.

16) Page 414

Q :: “ So he knew he and the woman were not alone”---- Who is ‘he‘ here and who is the woman? How did the come into contact? What led him that they are not alone?

ANS :: Roger is refer as he in the story.
:: The woman is Mrs. Jones
:: It was eleven o’ clock at night when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone a boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. And she caught the boy as he fell down on the ground. Thus they came to  contact with one another.
:: Mrs. Jonas dragged the boy into her house. The boy could hear others roomers laughing and talking in the large house. Some of their doors were open, so he knew that he and the woman were not alone there.

17) Page 419

Q :: Justify the title of the story ‘Thank you ma’am’.

ANS :: On one night Mrs. Jones was returning home at eleven o’clock. A boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.
Finally Mrs.Jones gave him ten dollars to buy blue suede shoes.  She then asked Roger not to make such mistake of latching of anyone’s purse and behave himself. Thus she made the boy understand to achieve something by hard work not by devilish like . Though Roger was wrong she did not hate him. By her kindness and motherly love she changed the boy to a trustworthy boy.
At the time of parting the boy wanted to say something else other than ‘Thank you ma’am’. But he could not do so as he turned back at the large woman in the door. He barely managed to say ‘Thank you’.
So the phase, “ Thank you ma’am” though inadequate expresses the overwhelming feeling of the boy. So the title is apt here.

18) Page 424

Q :: “ I was young once”--- Who is the speaker? What details about her youth does she confesses in the line? What lesson from her experience does she want to teach the listener?

ANS :: The speaker is the woman that is Mrs. Jones.
:: Mrs. Jones in her childhood was also very poor.  She also wanted things that she could not get. And sometimes she got the things by other means.
:: The past life of the speaker was not pleasant at all. But in spite of such  hardship she has retained virtues like kindness and sympathy. She has to work hard to earn her bread and butter. She wanted to teach the boy to achieve something by hard work not by devilish like and that will give him peach and comfort.

19) Page 436

Q :: Character of Mrs. Jones of the story. (it has been written before)

20) Page 441

Q :: “ I wanted a pair of blue suede shoes”---- What reply did the speaker did get? How did the speaker react to this?

ANS :: While the boy said that for a pair of a shoes he did it , then the woman asked him he did not has to snatched her purse for a pair of shoes only. He could of asked it to her.
:: then the boy was washing his face. After he had dried his face not knowing what to do next he dried it again. He turned around and wondering what next. The door was open but he could not run.

 21) Page 450

Q :: “ I am very sorry lady, I am sorry”---- Who is the speaker? Who is the lady? What has he done to feel sorry?

ANS :: The speaker is Roger .
:: The lady is Mrs. Jones.
:: : It was eleven o’ clock when Mrs. Jones was returning home alone  Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. The strap of the purse broke down and for its heavy weight the boy fell down on the ground. And she caught the boy by his shirt front and brought him to her home. Roger e extremely sorry for his offensive behavior.

22) Page 468

Q :: “You ought to be my son………………………….. wrong  ” ---- who speaks to whom? Did the speaker manage to teach the boy what she claimed? Give reason for your answer.

ANS :: Mrs. Jones said this to the boy Roger.
:: Yes she was able to teach the boy what she claimed.
:: On one night Mrs. Jones was returning home at eleven o’clock. A boy named Roger ran up behind her and tried to snatched her purse. Knowing that the boy roger has made offence Mrs. Jones brought him to her home . She then asked the boy to clean his face in the sink . Mrs.Jones offered him cocoa , lima beans and ham. She also cut him a half of her ten-cent cake.
Finally Mrs.Jones gave him ten dollars to buy blue sued shoes  .  She then asked Roger not to make such mistake of latching of anyone’s purse and behave himself. Thus she made the  boy understand to achieve some thing by hard work not by devilish like . Though Roger was wrong she did not hate him . By her kindness and motherly love she changed the boy to a trustworthy boy.
23) Page 520
Q:: “ Do you need someone to go to the store?”----- who speaks to whom? Why he wanted to go to the store? What did they have in supper?
ANS :: Roger said this to Mrs. Jones
:: Roger wanted to go to the store because he did not trust the woman not to trust him. And he did not want to be mistrusted now.
:: They have in their supper some Lima Beans, Ham, cocoa and cake .

24) page 257Q:: The social picture in the story ‘Thank you ma’am’

ANS :: Langston Hughes has acutely presented the social picture of poverty of African-American culture in his short story ‘Thank you Ma’am’. In the story we see that Roger, the poverty- stricken little boy has no one at his home to clean his face. He remains unfed even at eleven o’clock at night. Mrs. Jones is a working lady and she has to work hard to earn her bread and butter. Her past life was no so pleasant. But in spite of such hardship she retains the virtue of kindness and sympathy. She is the representative of her class. In the short story the diversified nature of American culture is reflected.







                                      

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